Function bearssl::br_prng_seeder_system [−] [src]

pub unsafe extern "C" fn br_prng_seeder_system(
    name: *mut *const c_char
) -> br_prng_seeder

\brief Get a seeder backed by the operating system or hardware.

Get a seeder that feeds on RNG facilities provided by the current operating system or hardware. If no such facility is known, then 0 is returned.

If name is not NULL, then *name is set to a symbolic string that identifies the seeder implemention. If no seeder is returned and name is not NULL, then *name is set to a pointer to the constant string "none".

\param name receiver for seeder name, or NULL. \return the system seeder, if available, or 0.