Crypt::URandom - phpMan

NAME
    Crypt::URandom - Provide non blocking randomness

VERSION
    This document describes Crypt::URandom version 0.36

SYNOPSIS
        use Crypt::URandom();

        my $random_string_50_bytes_long = Crypt::URandom::urandom(50);

    OR

        use Crypt::URandom qw( urandom );

        my $random_string_50_bytes_long = urandom(50);

DESCRIPTION
    This Module is intended to provide an interface to the strongest
    available source of non-blocking randomness on the current platform.
    Platforms currently supported are anything supporting /dev/urandom and
    versions of Windows greater than or equal to Windows 2000.

SUBROUTINES/METHODS
    "urandom"
        This function accepts an integer and returns a string of the same
        size filled with random data. The first call will initialize the
        native cryptographic libraries (if necessary) and load all the
        required Perl libraries

DIAGNOSTICS
    "No secure alternative for random number generation for Win32 versions
    older than W2K"
        The module cannot run on versions of Windows earlier than Windows
        2000 as there is no cryptographic functions provided by the
        operating system.

    "Could not import CryptAcquireContext"
        The module was unable to load the CryptAcquireContextA function from
        the advapi32 dynamic library. The advapi32 library cannot probably
        be loaded.

    "CryptAcquireContext failed"
        The module was unable to call the CryptAcquireContextA function from
        the advapi32 dynamic library.

    "Could not import CryptGenRandom"
        The module was unable to load the CryptGenRandom function from the
        advapi32 dynamic library.

    "Could not import SystemFunction036"
        The module was unable to load the SystemFunction036 function from
        the advapi32 dynamic library.

    "The length argument must be supplied and must be an integer"
        The get method must be called with an integer argument to describe
        how many random bytes are required.

    "CryptGenRandom failed"
        The Windows 2000 CryptGenRandom method call failed to generate the
        required amount of randomness

    "RtlGenRand failed"
        The post Windows 2000 RtlGenRand method call failed to generate the
        required amount of randomness

    "Only read n bytes from path"
        The /dev/urandom device did not return the desired amount of random
        bytes

    "Failed to read from path"
        The /dev/urandom device returned an error when being read from

    "Failed to open path"
        The /dev/urandom device returned an error when being opened

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
    Crypt::URandom requires no configuration files or environment variables.

DEPENDENCIES
        If the platform is Win32, the Win32::API module will be required.
        Otherwise no other modules other than those provided by perl will be
        required

INCOMPATIBILITIES
    None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
    No bugs have been reported.

    Please report any bugs or feature requests to
    "bug-crypt-urandom AT rt.org", or through the web interface at
    <http://rt.cpan.org>.

AUTHOR
    David Dick "<ddick AT cpan.org>"

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    The Win32::API code for interacting with Microsoft's CryptoAPI was
    stolen with extreme gratitude from Crypt::Random::Source::Strong::Win32
    by Max Kanat-Alexander

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (c) 2011, David Dick "<ddick AT cpan.org>". All rights reserved.

    This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.

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