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diff --git a/doc/api.tex b/doc/api.tex index 39e22fade..1cd641d48 100644 --- a/doc/api.tex +++ b/doc/api.tex @@ -2370,12 +2370,13 @@ supply). using AES-256 instead of 3DES as the block cipher. This PRNG implementation has been checked against official X9.31 test vectors. -Internally, the PRNG holds a pointer to another PRNG (typically Randpool). This -internal PRNG generates the key and seed used by the X9.31 algorithm, as well -as the date/time vectors. Each time an X9.31 PRNG object recieves entropy, it -simply passes it along to the PRNG it is holdin, and then pulls out some random -bits to generate a new key and seed. This PRNG considers itself seeded as soon -as the internal PRNG is seeded. +Internally, the PRNG holds a pointer to another PRNG (typically +Randpool). This internal PRNG generates the key and seed used by the +X9.31 algorithm, as well as the date/time vectors. Each time an X9.31 +PRNG object recieves entropy, it simply passes it along to the PRNG it +is holding, and then pulls out some random bits to generate a new key +and seed. This PRNG considers itself seeded as soon as the internal +PRNG is seeded. As of version 1.4.7, the X9.31 PRNG is by default used for all random number generation. |