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17.Dd $Mdocdate: March 21 2018 $
18.Dt RAND_SET_RAND_METHOD 3
19.Os
20.Sh NAME
21.Nm RAND_set_rand_method ,
22.Nm RAND_get_rand_method ,
23.Nm RAND_SSLeay
24.Nd select RAND method
25.Sh SYNOPSIS
26.In openssl/rand.h
27.Ft int
28.Fo RAND_set_rand_method
29.Fa "const RAND_METHOD *meth"
30.Fc
31.Ft const RAND_METHOD *
32.Fn RAND_get_rand_method void
33.Ft RAND_METHOD *
34.Fn RAND_SSLeay void
35.Sh DESCRIPTION
36These functions used to allow for the random number generator functions
37to be replaced by arbitrary code.
38.Pp
39They are kept for ABI compatibility but are no longer functional, and
40should not be used in new programs.
41.Sh RETURN VALUES
42.Fn RAND_set_rand_method
43always returns 1.
44.Fn RAND_get_rand_method
45and
46.Fn RAND_SSLeay
47always return
48.Dv NULL .
49.Sh HISTORY
50.Fn RAND_set_rand_method ,
51.Fn RAND_get_rand_method ,
52and
53.Fn RAND_SSLeay
54first appeared in SSLeay 0.9.1 and have been available since
55.Ox 2.6 .
56