Update - OpenSSL 1.1.1-pre7-dev
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@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Do not load the same file multiple times unless its contents have
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been updated by RAND_write_file() between reads.
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Also, note that B<filename> should be adequately protected so that an
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attacker cannot replace or examine the contents.
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If B<filename> is not a regular file, then user is considered to be
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responsible for any side effects, e.g. non-anticipated blocking or
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capture of controlling terminal.
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RAND_write_file() writes a number of random bytes (currently 128) to
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file B<filename> which can be used to initialize the PRNG by calling
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@@ -68,18 +71,13 @@ error.
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<RAND_bytes(3)>, L<RAND_add(3)>
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=head1 HISTORY
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A comment in the source since at least OpenSSL 1.0.2 said that
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RAND_load_file() and RAND_write_file() were only intended for regular files,
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and not really device special files such as C</dev/random>. This was
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poorly enforced before OpenSSL 1.1.1.
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L<RAND_add(3)>,
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L<RAND_bytes(3)>,
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L<RAND(7)>
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=head1 COPYRIGHT
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Copyright 2000-2017 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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Copyright 2000-2018 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
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Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License"). You may not use
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this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy
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