Trait rsa::RandPrime

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pub trait RandPrime {
    fn gen_prime(&mut self, _: usize) -> BigUint;
}
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A generic trait for generating random primes.

Warning: This is highly dependend on the provided random number generator, to provide actually random primes.

Example

extern crate rand;
extern crate rsa;

use rand::thread_rng;
use rsa::RandPrime;

let mut rng = thread_rng();
let p = rng.gen_prime(1024);
assert_eq!(p.bits(), 1024);

Required Methods§

Generate a random prime number with as many bits as given.

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