rand.c

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#include "apr.h"
#include <wincrypt.h>
#include "apr_private.h"
#include "apr_general.h"
#include "apr_portable.h"
#include "apr_arch_misc.h"


APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_generate_random_bytes(unsigned char * buf,
                                                    apr_size_t length)
{
    HCRYPTPROV hProv;
    apr_status_t res = APR_SUCCESS;

    /* 0x40 bit = CRYPT_SILENT, only introduced in more recent PSDKs 
     * and will only work for Win2K and later.
     */
    DWORD flags = CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT
                | ((apr_os_level >= APR_WIN_2000) ? 0x40 : 0);

    if (!CryptAcquireContext(&hProv, NULL, NULL, PROV_RSA_FULL, flags)) {
        return apr_get_os_error();
    }
    /* XXX: An ugly hack for Win64, randomness is such that noone should
     * ever expect > 2^31 bytes of data at once without the prng
     * coming to a complete halt.
     */
    if (!CryptGenRandom(hProv, (DWORD)length, buf)) {
        res = apr_get_os_error();
    }
    CryptReleaseContext(hProv, 0);
    return res;
}


APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_os_uuid_get(unsigned char *uuid_data)
{
    /* Note: this call doesn't actually require CoInitialize() first 
     *
     * XXX: we should scramble the bytes or some such to eliminate the
     * possible misuse/abuse since uuid is based on the NIC address, and
     * is therefore not only a uniqifier, but an identity (which might not
     * be appropriate in all cases.
     *
     * Note that Win2000, XP and later no longer suffer from this problem,
     * a scrambling fix is only needed for (apr_os_level < APR_WIN_2000)
     */
    if (FAILED(UuidCreate((UUID *)uuid_data))) {
        return APR_EGENERAL;
    }
    return APR_SUCCESS;
}

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