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## nim-websock
## Copyright (c) 2021 Status Research & Development GmbH
## Licensed under either of
## * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
## * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
## at your option.
## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
## those terms.
import bearssl/[rand]
export rand
## Random helpers: similar as in stdlib, but with HmacDrbgContext rng
const randMax = 18_446_744_073_709_551_615'u64
type
Rng* = ref HmacDrbgContext
proc newRng*(): Rng =
# You should only create one instance of the RNG per application / library
# Ref is used so that it can be shared between components
HmacDrbgContext.new()
proc rand*(rng: Rng, max: Natural): int =
if max == 0: return 0
var x: uint64
while true:
let x = rng[].generate(uint64)
if x < randMax - (randMax mod (uint64(max) + 1'u64)): # against modulo bias
return int(x mod (uint64(max) + 1'u64))
proc genMaskKey*(rng: Rng): 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: Rng): 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[i] = r()
return key