6 rand - generate pseudo-random bytes
19 The B<rand> command outputs I<num> pseudo-random bytes after seeding
20 the random number generator once. As in other B<openssl> command
21 line tools, PRNG seeding uses the file I<$HOME/>B<.rnd> or B<.rnd>
22 in addition to the files given in the B<-rand> option. A new
23 I<$HOME>/B<.rnd> or B<.rnd> file will be written back if enough
24 seeding was obtained from these sources.
32 Write to I<file> instead of standard output.
34 =item B<-rand> I<file(s)>
36 Use specified file or files or EGD socket (see L<RAND_egd(3)|RAND_egd(3)>)
37 for seeding the random number generator.
38 Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character.
39 The separator is B<;> for MS-Windows, B<,> for OpenVMS, and B<:> for
44 Perform base64 encoding on the output.
48 Show the output as a hex string.
54 L<RAND_bytes(3)|RAND_bytes(3)>