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Diffstat (limited to 'src/lib/rng/rng.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/lib/rng/rng.h | 14 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/rng/rng.h b/src/lib/rng/rng.h index d5fae0261..476928ff7 100644 --- a/src/lib/rng/rng.h +++ b/src/lib/rng/rng.h @@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ class BOTAN_DLL RandomNumberGenerator virtual void randomize(byte output[], size_t length) = 0; /** - * Incorporate some entropy into the RNG state. For example - * adding nonces or timestamps from a peer's protocol message - * can help hedge against VM state rollback attacks. + * Incorporate some additional data into the RNG state. For + * example adding nonces or timestamps from a peer's protocol + * message can help hedge against VM state rollback attacks. * * @param inputs a byte array containg the entropy to be added * @param length the length of the byte array in @@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ class BOTAN_DLL RandomNumberGenerator virtual void add_entropy(const byte input[], size_t length) = 0; /** + * Incorporate some additional data into the RNG state. + */ + template<typename T> void add_entropy_T(const T& t) + { + add_entropy(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&t), sizeof(T)); + } + + /** * Incorporate entropy into the RNG state then produce output * Some RNG types implement this using a single operation. */ |