1KCAPI_RNG_GET_BYTES(3)       Programming Interface      KCAPI_RNG_GET_BYTES(3)
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NAME

6       kcapi_rng_get_bytes - Convenience function to generate random bytes
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SYNOPSIS

9       ssize_t kcapi_rng_get_bytes(uint8_t * buffer, size_t outlen);
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ARGUMENTS

12       buffer
13           [out] filled with the random number
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DESCRIPTION

19       This convenience function generates random bytes of the size of outlen
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22       return size of random number generated upon success; -EIO - data cannot
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AUTHOR

26       Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de>
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30libkcapi Manual 1.3.1              July 2021            KCAPI_RNG_GET_BYTES(3)
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