Mixes the num bytes at the string repr of anObject into the PRNG state. Entropy is an estimate of how much randomness is contained in anObject (measured in bytes.)

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Securely erases the memory used by the PRNG.

On Unix platforms, besides Linux, OpenSSL's random number generator requires some entropy in order to be properly seeded.

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On Unix platforms, besides Linux, OpenSSL's random number generator requires some entropy in order to be properly seeded.

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Seeds the RNG using system-specific entropy sources (i.e. /dev/urandom on Unix and a combination of CryptGenRandom and other sources on Windows).

Note: While this is used to force a seed of the RNG using the system entropy sources, you should consider adding your own seed via #seed: or #add:entropy: if you feel you need this.

OpenSSL will auto-seed using this function internally when the RNG is initialized. Long-running server processes may wish reseed over some period of time but should not be called too often as this doesn't help increase entropy. If you believe you need to use this...refer to 'openssl discussion of Random_Numbers' first to understand exactly what this does.

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Answers numBytes worth of cryptographically strong pseudo-random bytes as a <ByteArray>. An error occurs if the PRNG has not been seeded with enough randomness to ensure an unpredictable byte sequence. OpenSSL will automatically seed when using this API.

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Fills @byteBuffer with @numBytes worth of cryptographically strong pseudo-random bytes.

An error occurs if the PRNG has not been seeded with enough randomness to ensure an unpredictable byte sequence.

Answers the @byteBuffer.

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Answers a cryptographically strong pseudo-random <OSSslBigNumber> in the range 0 <= rnd < aRange.

NOTE: aRange is EXCLUSIVE and this API answers an <OSSslBigNumber>.

If you require the <EsRandom> interface, then call the #nextInt: compatibility method which will answer an <Integer> and aRange is INCLUSIVE.

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Mixes the num bytes at the string repr of anObject into the PRNG state.

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Answers true if the PRNG has been seeded with enough data, false otherwise. OpenSSL will automatically seed when using this API.

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Writes a number of random bytes (currently 1024) to file named @aFilename which can be used to initialize the PRNG by calling #loadRandomBytes in a later session. Answer the number of bytes written, and an error object if the bytes written were generated without appropriate seed.

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COMPATIBILITY METHOD: <EsRandom>. Answers a cryptographically strong pseudo-random <OSSslBigNumber> in the range 1 <= rnd <= aRange.

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