idgen32 man page on OpenBSD

idgen32 man page on OpenBSD

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IDGEN32(9)		     OpenBSD Kernel Manual		    IDGEN32(9)

NAME
     idgen32 - non-repeating ID generation

SYNOPSIS
     #include <crypto/idgen.h>

     void
     idgen32_init(struct idgen32_ctx *ctx);

     uint32_t
     idgen32(struct idgen32_ctx *ctx);

DESCRIPTION
     The idgen32() functions provide a facility to generate a stream of 32-bit
     numbers that are strongly unpredictable and have a repetition cycle close
     to 2^32.  Such numbers are useful as protocol identifiers where there are
     negative consequences to reusing an ID within a short time period, as may
     happen if they are simply assigned at random.

     The idgen32_init() function prepares a context structure for use.

     The idgen32() function returns a new ID in host byte order.  Note that
     this function will never return 0 as it often has a special meaning in
     network protocols.

SEE ALSO
     arc4random(9)

HISTORY
     The idgen32 functions were added in OpenBSD 4.4.

OpenBSD 4.9			January 9, 2011			   OpenBSD 4.9

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