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CSSM_CSP_CreateRandomGenContext(3)
NAME
  CSSM_CSP_CreateRandomGenContext - Create a random number generation
  cryptographic context (CDSA)

SYNOPSIS
  # include <cdsa/cssm.h>

       CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_CSP_CreateRandomGenContext
       (CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,
       CSSM_ALGORITHMS AlgorithmID,
       const CSSM_CRYPTO_DATA *Seed,
       uint32 Length,
       CSSM_CC_HANDLE *NewContextHandle)

LIBRARY
  Common Security Services Manager library (libcssm.so)

PARAMETERS
  CSPHandle (input)
	  The handle that describes the add-in cryptographic service provider
	  module used to perform this function. If a NULL handle is
	  specified, CSSM returns AN error.

  AlgorithmID (input)
	  The algorithm identification number for random number generation.

  Seed (input/optional)
	  A seed used to generate THE random number. The caller can either
	  pass a seed and seed length in bytes or pass a callback function.
	  If NULL is passed, the cryptographic service provider will use its
	  default seed-handling mechanism.

  Length (input)
	  The length of the random number to be generated.

  NewContextHandle (output)
	  Cryptographic context handle.

DESCRIPTION
  This function creates a random number generation cryptographic context,
  given a handle of a CSP, an algorithm identification number, a seed, and
  the length of the random number in bytes. The cryptographic context handle
  is returned and can be used for the random number generation function.

RETURN VALUE
  A CSSM_RETURN value indicating success or specifying a particular error
  condition. The value CSSM_OK indicates success. All other values represent
  an error condition.

SEE ALSO
  Books

  Intel CDSA Application Developer's Guide (see CDSA_intro(3))

  Reference Pages

  Functions: CSSM_GenerateRandom(3), CSSM_GetContext(3), CSSM_SetContext(3),
  CSSM_DeleteContext(3), CSSM_GetContextAttribute(3),
  CSSM_UpdateContextAttributes(3)

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