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package sun.security.mscapi;

import java.security.ProviderException;
import java.security.SecureRandomSpi;

Native PRNG implementation for Windows using the Microsoft Crypto API.
Since:1.6
/** * Native PRNG implementation for Windows using the Microsoft Crypto API. * * @since 1.6 */
public final class PRNG extends SecureRandomSpi implements java.io.Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = 4129268715132691532L; /* * The CryptGenRandom function fills a buffer with cryptographically random * bytes. */ private static native byte[] generateSeed(int length, byte[] seed);
Creates a random number generator.
/** * Creates a random number generator. */
public PRNG() { }
Reseeds this random object. The given seed supplements, rather than replaces, the existing seed. Thus, repeated calls are guaranteed never to reduce randomness.
Params:
  • seed – the seed.
/** * Reseeds this random object. The given seed supplements, rather than * replaces, the existing seed. Thus, repeated calls are guaranteed * never to reduce randomness. * * @param seed the seed. */
protected void engineSetSeed(byte[] seed) { if (seed != null) { generateSeed(-1, seed); } }
Generates a user-specified number of random bytes.
Params:
  • bytes – the array to be filled in with random bytes.
/** * Generates a user-specified number of random bytes. * * @param bytes the array to be filled in with random bytes. */
protected void engineNextBytes(byte[] bytes) { if (bytes != null) { if (generateSeed(0, bytes) == null) { throw new ProviderException("Error generating random bytes"); } } }
Returns the given number of seed bytes. This call may be used to seed other random number generators.
Params:
  • numBytes – the number of seed bytes to generate.
Returns:the seed bytes.
/** * Returns the given number of seed bytes. This call may be used to * seed other random number generators. * * @param numBytes the number of seed bytes to generate. * * @return the seed bytes. */
protected byte[] engineGenerateSeed(int numBytes) { byte[] seed = generateSeed(numBytes, null); if (seed == null) { throw new ProviderException("Error generating seed bytes"); } return seed; } }