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23 * @file util/crypto_random.c
24 * @brief functions to gather random numbers
25 * @author Christian Grothoff
28 #include "gnunet_common.h"
29 #include "gnunet_crypto_lib.h"
30 #include "gnunet_os_lib.h"
33 #define LOG(kind,...) GNUNET_log_from (kind, "util", __VA_ARGS__)
35 #define LOG_STRERROR(kind,syscall) GNUNET_log_from_strerror (kind, "util", syscall)
37 /* TODO: ndurner, move this to plibc? */
38 /* The code is derived from glibc, obviously */
46 #define RANDOM() glibc_weak_rand32()
47 #define SRANDOM(s) glibc_weak_srand32(s)
48 static int32_t glibc_weak_rand32_state = 1;
51 glibc_weak_srand32 (int32_t s)
53 glibc_weak_rand32_state = s;
59 int32_t val = glibc_weak_rand32_state;
60 val = ((glibc_weak_rand32_state * 1103515245) + 12345) & 0x7fffffff;
61 glibc_weak_rand32_state = val;
67 * Create a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number in the interval of 0 to 1.
69 * @return number between 0 and 1.
74 return ((double) RANDOM () / RAND_MAX);
79 * Produce a random value.
81 * @param mode desired quality of the random number
82 * @param i the upper limit (exclusive) for the random number
83 * @return a random value in the interval [0,i[.
86 GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (enum GNUNET_CRYPTO_Quality mode, uint32_t i)
88 #ifdef gcry_fast_random_poll
89 static unsigned int invokeCount;
94 GNUNET_assert (i > 0);
98 case GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_STRONG:
99 /* see http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gcrypt-devel/2004-May/000613.html */
100 #ifdef gcry_fast_random_poll
101 if ((invokeCount++ % 256) == 0)
102 gcry_fast_random_poll ();
104 ul = UINT32_MAX - (UINT32_MAX % i);
107 gcry_randomize ((unsigned char *) &ret, sizeof (uint32_t),
112 case GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_NONCE:
113 ul = UINT32_MAX - (UINT32_MAX % i);
116 gcry_create_nonce (&ret, sizeof (ret));
120 case GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK:
121 ret = i * weak_random ();
133 * Get an array with a random permutation of the
135 * @param mode GNUNET_RANDOM_QUALITY_STRONG if the strong (but expensive)
136 * PRNG should be used, GNUNET_RANDOM_QUALITY_WEAK otherwise
137 * @param n the size of the array
138 * @return the permutation array (allocated from heap)
141 GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_permute (enum GNUNET_CRYPTO_Quality mode, unsigned int n)
148 GNUNET_assert (n > 0);
149 ret = GNUNET_malloc (n * sizeof (unsigned int));
150 for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
152 for (i = n - 1; i > 0; i--)
154 x = GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (mode, i + 1);
163 * Random on unsigned 64-bit values.
166 * @param mode desired quality of the random number
167 * @param max value returned will be in range [0,max) (exclusive)
168 * @return random 64-bit number
171 GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u64 (enum GNUNET_CRYPTO_Quality mode, uint64_t max)
176 GNUNET_assert (max > 0);
179 case GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_STRONG:
180 ul = UINT64_MAX - (UINT64_MAX % max);
183 gcry_randomize ((unsigned char *) &ret, sizeof (uint64_t),
188 case GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_NONCE:
189 ul = UINT64_MAX - (UINT64_MAX % max);
192 gcry_create_nonce (&ret, sizeof (ret));
197 case GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_WEAK:
198 ret = max * weak_random ();
209 * This function should only be called in testcases
210 * where strong entropy gathering is not desired
211 * (for example, for hostkey generation).
214 GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_disable_entropy_gathering ()
216 gcry_control (GCRYCTL_ENABLE_QUICK_RANDOM, 0);
221 * Process ID of the "find" process that we use for
224 static struct GNUNET_OS_Process *genproc;
227 * Function called by libgcrypt whenever we are
228 * blocked gathering entropy.
231 entropy_generator (void *cls, const char *what, int printchar, int current,
235 enum GNUNET_OS_ProcessStatusType type;
238 if (0 != strcmp (what, "need_entropy"))
240 if (current == total)
244 if (0 != GNUNET_OS_process_kill (genproc, SIGTERM))
245 LOG_STRERROR (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "kill");
246 GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_OS_process_wait (genproc));
247 GNUNET_OS_process_close (genproc);
254 ret = GNUNET_OS_process_status (genproc, &type, &code);
255 if (ret == GNUNET_NO)
256 return; /* still running */
257 if (ret == GNUNET_SYSERR)
262 if (0 != GNUNET_OS_process_kill (genproc, SIGTERM))
263 LOG_STRERROR (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_ERROR, "kill");
264 GNUNET_break (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_OS_process_wait (genproc));
265 GNUNET_OS_process_close (genproc);
268 LOG (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_INFO, _("Starting `%s' process to generate entropy\n"),
271 GNUNET_OS_start_process (NULL, NULL, "sh", "sh", "-c",
272 "exec find / -mount -type f -exec cp {} /dev/null \\; 2>/dev/null",
282 GNUNET_OS_process_kill (genproc, SIGKILL);
283 GNUNET_OS_process_close (genproc);
289 void __attribute__ ((constructor)) GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_init ()
291 gcry_control (GCRYCTL_DISABLE_SECMEM, 0);
292 if (!gcry_check_version (GCRYPT_VERSION))
296 ("libgcrypt has not the expected version (version %s is required).\n"),
300 #ifdef gcry_fast_random_poll
301 gcry_fast_random_poll ();
303 gcry_set_progress_handler (&entropy_generator, NULL);
305 SRANDOM (time (NULL) ^
306 GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_u32 (GNUNET_CRYPTO_QUALITY_NONCE, UINT32_MAX));
310 void __attribute__ ((destructor)) GNUNET_CRYPTO_random_fini ()
312 gcry_set_progress_handler (NULL, NULL);
317 /* end of crypto_random.c */