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NAME | SYNOPSIS | ARGUMENTS | DESCRIPTION | SINCE | REPORTING BUGS | COPYRIGHT | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON 

gnutls_rnd_refresh(3)            gnutls            gnutls_rnd_refresh(3)

NAME         top

       gnutls_rnd_refresh - API function

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <gnutls/crypto.h>

       void gnutls_rnd_refresh( void);

ARGUMENTS         top

        void

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function refreshes the random generator state.  That is the
       current precise time, CPU usage, and other values are input into
       its state.

       On a slower rate input from /dev/urandom is mixed too.

SINCE         top

       3.1.7

REPORTING BUGS         top

       Report bugs to <bugs@gnutls.org>.
       Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

COPYRIGHT         top

       Copyright © 2001-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc., and others.
       Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
       modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty
       provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO         top

       The full documentation for gnutls is maintained as a Texinfo
       manual.  If the /usr/share/doc/gnutls/ directory does not contain
       the HTML form visit

       https://www.gnutls.org/manual/

COLOPHON         top

       This page is part of the GnuTLS (GnuTLS Transport Layer Security
       Library) project.  Information about the project can be found at
       ⟨http://www.gnutls.org/⟩.  If you have a bug report for this
       manual page, send it to bugs@gnutls.org.  This page was obtained
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gnutls                            3.8.5            gnutls_rnd_refresh(3)

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