PRNGSetSeed

Sets up the seed value for the pseudorandom number generator.

Syntax

IppStatus ippsPRNGSetSeed(const IppsBigNumState* pSeed, IppsPRNGState* pCtx);

Include Files

ippcp.h

Parameters

pSeed

Pointer to the seed value being set up.

pCtx

Pointer to the IppsPRNGState context.

Description

The function resets the seed value with the supplied value of seedBits bit length. The supplied big number should be created prior to the function call using the appropriate Big Number Arithmetic functions (see Example “Create a Big Number”).

Return Values

ippStsNoErr

Indicates no error. Any other value indicates an error or warning.

ippStsNullPtrErr

Indicates an error condition if any of the specified pointers is NULL.

ippStsContextMatchErr

Indicates an error condition if the context parameter does not match the operation.

Note

This function restarts the pseudorandom number generation process, which results in losing already generated pseudorandom numbers.