import bearssl export bearssl ## Random helpers: similar as in stdlib, but with BrHmacDrbgContext rng const randMax = 18_446_744_073_709_551_615'u64 proc newRng*(): ref BrHmacDrbgContext = # You should only create one instance of the RNG per application / library # Ref is used so that it can be shared between components # TODO consider moving to bearssl var seeder = brPrngSeederSystem(nil) if seeder == nil: return nil var rng = (ref BrHmacDrbgContext)() brHmacDrbgInit(addr rng[], addr sha256Vtable, nil, 0) if seeder(addr rng.vtable) == 0: return nil rng proc rand*(rng: var BrHmacDrbgContext, max: Natural): int = if max == 0: return 0 var x: uint64 while true: brHmacDrbgGenerate(addr rng, addr x, csize_t(sizeof(x))) if x < randMax - (randMax mod (uint64(max) + 1'u64)): # against modulo bias return int(x mod (uint64(max) + 1'u64)) proc genMaskKey*(rng: ref BrHmacDrbgContext): array[4, char] = ## Generates a random key of 4 random chars. proc r(): char = char(rand(rng[], 255)) return [r(), r(), r(), r()] proc genWebSecKey*(rng: ref BrHmacDrbgContext): seq[byte] = var key = newSeq[byte](16) proc r(): byte = byte(rand(rng[], 255)) ## Generates a random key of 16 random chars. for i in 0..15: key.add(r()) return key