nim-websock/ws/random.nim

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Nim

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