Botan 1.10.17

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Botan::Device_EntropySource Class Reference

`#include <dev_random.h>`

Inheritance diagram for Botan::Device_EntropySource:

## Public Member Functions
| Device_EntropySource (const std::vector< std::string > &fsnames)
std::string | name () const
void | poll (Entropy_Accumulator &accum)
| ~Device_EntropySource ()

## Detailed Description

Entropy source reading from kernel devices like /dev/random

Definition at line 20 of file dev_random.h.

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## ◆ Device_EntropySource()

Botan::Device_EntropySource::Device_EntropySource | ( | const std::vector< std::string > & | fsnames | ) |

Device_EntropySource constructor Open a file descriptor to each (available) device in fsnames

Definition at line 41 of file dev_random.cpp.

42 {
43 for(size_t i = 0; i != fsnames.size(); ++i)
44 {
45 fd_type fd = open_nonblocking(fsnames[i].c_str());
46 if(fd >= 0 && fd < FD_SETSIZE)
47 devices.push_back(fd);
48 }
49 }

## ◆ ~Device_EntropySource()

Botan::Device_EntropySource::~Device_EntropySource | ( |  | ) |

Device_EntropySource destructor: close all open devices

Definition at line 54 of file dev_random.cpp.

55 {
56 for(size_t i = 0; i != devices.size(); ++i)
57 ::close(devices[i]);
58 }

## Member Function Documentation

## ◆ name()

std::string Botan::Device_EntropySource::name | ( |  | ) | const
| inline virtual

Returns
  name identifying this entropy source

Implements Botan::EntropySource.

Definition at line 23 of file dev_random.h.

23 { return "RNG Device Reader"; }

## ◆ poll()

void Botan::Device_EntropySource::poll | ( | Entropy_Accumulator & | accum | ) |
| virtual

Gather entropy from a RNG device

Implements Botan::EntropySource.

Definition at line 63 of file dev_random.cpp.

References Botan::Entropy_Accumulator::add(), Botan::Entropy_Accumulator::desired_remaining_bits(), Botan::Entropy_Accumulator::get_io_buffer(), Botan::CT::max(), Botan::CT::select(), and Botan::MemoryRegion< T >::size().

64 {
65 if(devices.empty())
66 return;
67
68 const size_t ENTROPY_BITS_PER_BYTE = 8;
69 const size_t MS_WAIT_TIME = 32;
70 const size_t READ_ATTEMPT = accum.desired_remaining_bits() / 4;
71
72 MemoryRegion<byte>& io_buffer = accum.get_io_buffer(READ_ATTEMPT);
73
74 int max_fd = devices[0];
75 fd_set read_set;
76 FD_ZERO(&read_set);
77 for(size_t i = 0; i != devices.size(); ++i)
78 {
79 FD_SET(devices[i], &read_set);
80 max_fd = std::max(devices[i], max_fd);
81 }
82
83 struct ::timeval timeout;
84
85 timeout.tv_sec = (MS_WAIT_TIME / 1000);
86 timeout.tv_usec = (MS_WAIT_TIME % 1000) * 1000;
87
88 if(::select(max_fd + 1, &read_set, 0, 0, &timeout) < 0)
89 return;
90
91 for(size_t i = 0; i != devices.size(); ++i)
92 {
93 if(FD_ISSET(devices[i], &read_set))
94 {
95 const ssize_t got = ::read(devices[i], &io_buffer[0], io_buffer.size());
96 if(got > 0)
97 accum.add(&io_buffer[0], got, ENTROPY_BITS_PER_BYTE);
98 }
99 }
100 }
Botan::CT::select
T select(T mask, T from0, T from1)
Definition: ct_utils.h:45
Botan::CT::max
T max(T a, T b)
Definition: ct_utils.h:120

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

- src/entropy/dev_random/dev_random.h
- src/entropy/dev_random/dev_random.cpp