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CryptGenRandom(3w)

NAME

CryptGenRandom (ADVAPI32.@)

SYNOPSIS

BOOL CryptGenRandom
(
HCRYPTPROV hProv,
DWORD dwLen,
BYTE* pbBuffer
)

DESCRIPTION

Fills a buffer with cryptographically random bytes.

PARAMS

hProv [In] Handle of a CSP.

dwLen [In] Number of bytes to generate.

pbBuffer [In/Out] Buffer to contain random bytes.

RETURNS

Success: TRUE

Failure: FALSE.

NOTES

pdBuffer must be at least dwLen bytes long.

IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in "wincrypt.h".

Implemented in "dlls/advapi32/crypt.c".

Debug channel "crypt".

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