Module: OpenPGP::Random

Defined in:
lib/openpgp/random.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.byte ⇒ Object

Generates a random byte.



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# File 'lib/openpgp/random.rb', line 22

def self.byte() bytes(1) end

.bytes(count, &block) ⇒ Object

Generates a string of random bytes.



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# File 'lib/openpgp/random.rb', line 26

def self.bytes(count, &block)
  octets = File.open('/dev/urandom', 'r') {|f| f.read(count) } # FIXME
  block_given? ? octets.each_byte(&block) : octets
end

.number(bits = 32, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Generates a random number.



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# File 'lib/openpgp/random.rb', line 5

def self.number(bits = 32, options = {})
  octets = bytes((bits / 8.0).ceil).unpack('C*')
  number = octets.inject { |number, octet| number = (number << 8) | octet }
  number & ((1 << bits) - 1)
end

.prime(bits, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Generates a pseudo-random prime number of the specified bit length.

Raises:

  • (NotImplementedError)

See Also:



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# File 'lib/openpgp/random.rb', line 16

def self.prime(bits, options = {})
  raise NotImplementedError # TODO
end