include/openthread/platform/random.h

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/**
 * @file
 * @brief
 *   This file includes the platform abstraction for random number generation.
 */

#ifndef RANDOM_H_
#define RANDOM_H_

#include <stdint.h>

#include <openthread/types.h>

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * @addtogroup plat-random
 *
 * @brief
 *   This module includes the platform abstraction for random number generation.
 *
 * @{
 *
 */

/**
 * Get a 32-bit random value.
 *
 * This function may be implemented using a psuedo-random number generator.
 *
 * @returns A 32-bit random value.
 *
 */
uint32_t otPlatRandomGet(void);

/**
 * Get true random value sequence.
 *
 * This function MUST be implemented using a true random number generator (TRNG).
 *
 * @param[out]  aOutput              A pointer to where the true random values are placed.  Must not be NULL.
 * @param[in]   aOutputLength        Size of @p aBuffer.
 *
 * @retval OT_ERROR_NONE          Successfully filled @p aBuffer with true random values.
 * @retval OT_ERROR_FAILED         Failed to fill @p aBuffer with true random values.
 * @retval OT_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS  @p aBuffer was set to NULL.
 *
 */
otError otPlatRandomGetTrue(uint8_t *aOutput, uint16_t aOutputLength);

/**
 * @}
 *
 */

#ifdef __cplusplus
}  // end of extern "C"
#endif

#endif  // RANDOM_H_