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CryptGenRandom

CryptGenRandom is a cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator function that is included in Microsoft CryptoAPI. In Win32 programs, Microsoft recommended its use anywhere random number generation is needed (it has since been replaced by BCryptGenRandom, see below). The kernel32 equivalent is RtlGenRandom.

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CryptGenRandom

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CryptGenRandom

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related to Windows Vista and above · 27
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related to Cryptanalysis · 12
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related to Programming languages · 10
CryptGenRandom → JRE, Microsoft, OpenJDK, Oracle, Python, SecureRandom, This, Unix-like, Windows, Windows-PRNG
related to Security · 10
CryptGenRandom → BecauseCryptGenRandomis, CSPRNG, CSPRNGs, HTTPS, If, Keys, The, TLS, Win32, Windows
related to background · 8
CryptGenRandom → CryptGenRandomis, CSPRNG, Microsoft, Microsoft CryptoAPI, Schannel API, The Win32 API, TLS, Windows
related to Common Criteria · 7
CryptGenRandom → Common Criteria Portal, EAL4, Few, FIPSGenRandom, The Security Target, Windows, XP
see also · 4
CryptGenRandom → Entropy-supplying, Linux, OpenBSD, Unix-like
related to Before Windows Vista · 2
CryptGenRandom → Microsoft-provided, Only
is a · 1
CryptGenRandom → cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator function that is included in Microsoft CryptoAPI
related to API level · 1
CryptGenRandom → Windows

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CryptGenRandomis acryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator function that is included in Microsoft CryptoAPI0.90text
TLS supportinstance ofWindows technologies0.80text
rand to generate keysinstance ofwe always told developers not to use functions0.80text
noncesinstance ofwe always told developers not to use functions0.80text
passwordsinstance ofwe always told developers not to use functions0.80text
rather they should use functions like CryptGenRandominstance ofwe always told developers not to use functions0.80text
which creates cryptographically secure random numbersinstance ofwe always told developers not to use functions0.80text
CryptGenRandomrelated to API levelWindows0.60section
CryptGenRandomrelated to backgroundThe Win32 API0.60section
CryptGenRandomrelated to backgroundMicrosoft CryptoAPI0.60section
CryptGenRandomrelated to backgroundMicrosoft0.60section
CryptGenRandomrelated to backgroundWindows0.60section

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