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get_seed_es(3)							get_seed_es(3)

NAME
       get_seed_es  -  Obtain  a  drand48  seed	 value for an extended profile
       (Enhanced Security)

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/security.h> #include <prot.h>

       long get_seed_es(
	       struct es_passwd *prpwd );

LIBRARY
       Security Library (libsecurity.so)

PARAMETERS
       Specifies a pointer to the protected profile structure (prpasswd)

DESCRIPTION
       Returns a hashed value of the protected profile for use in  random-num‐
       ber generation, such as that used with lrand48 or drand48 and so forth.
       The get_seed_es() function is used by the  login	 and  passwd  commands
       under  ENHANCED security to initialize the seed value for password gen‐
       eration.

RETURN VALUES
       The computed hash value for the extended profile.

SEE ALSO
       getespwent(3)

								get_seed_es(3)
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