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@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@ BN_rand, BN_pseudo_rand, BN_rand_range, BN_pseudo_rand_range - generate pseudo-r
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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BN_rand() generates a cryptographically strong pseudo-random number of
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-B<bits> in length and stores it in B<rnd>. If B<top> is -1, the
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-most significant bit of the random number can be zero. If B<top> is 0,
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-it is set to 1, and if B<top> is 1, the two most significant bits of
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+B<bits> in length and stores it in B<rnd>.
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+The value of B<bits> must be zero or greater.
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+The B<top> parameters specifies
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+requirements on the most significant bit of the generated number.
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+If it is B<BN_RAND_TOP_ANY>, there is no constraint.
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+If it is B<BN_RAND_TOP_ONE>, the top bit must be one.
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+If it is B<BN_RAND_TOP_TWO>, the two most significant bits of
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the number will be set to 1, so that the product of two such random
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-numbers will always have 2*B<bits> length. If B<bottom> is true, the
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-number will be odd. The value of B<bits> must be zero or greater. If B<bits> is
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-1 then B<top> cannot also be 1.
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+numbers will always have 2*B<bits> length.
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+If B<bottom> is B<BN_RAND_BOTTOM_ODD>, the number will be odd; if it
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+is B<BN_RAND_BOTTOM_ANY> it can be odd or even.
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+If B<bits> is 1 then B<top> cannot also be B<BN_RAND_FLG_TOPTWO>.
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BN_pseudo_rand() does the same, but pseudo-random numbers generated by
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this function are not necessarily unpredictable. They can be used for
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