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@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ pulls the necessary entropy from its source automatically.
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However, both calls are permitted, and do reseed the RNG.
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RAND_add() can be used to add both kinds of random input, depending on the
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value of the B<randomness> argument:
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value of the I<randomness> argument:
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=over 4
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@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ from the trusted entropy sources.
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NOTE: Manual reseeding is *not allowed* in FIPS mode, because
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[NIST SP-800-90Ar1] mandates that entropy *shall not* be provided by
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the consuming application for instantiation (Section 9.1) or
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reseeding (Section 9.2). For that reason, the B<randomness>
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reseeding (Section 9.2). For that reason, the I<randomness>
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argument is ignored and the random bytes provided by the L<RAND_add(3)> and
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L<RAND_seed(3)> calls are treated as additional data.
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