src/misc/mpi/rand_prime.c

/* LibTomCrypt, modular cryptographic library -- Tom St Denis
 *
 * LibTomCrypt is a library that provides various cryptographic
 * algorithms in a highly modular and flexible manner.
 *
 * The library is free for all purposes without any express
 * guarantee it works.
 *
 * Tom St Denis, tomstdenis@gmail.com, http://libtomcrypt.org
 */
#include "tomcrypt.h"

/**
  @file rand_prime.c
  Generate a random prime, Tom St Denis
*/  
#ifdef MPI

struct rng_data {
   prng_state *prng;
   int         wprng;
};

static int rand_prime_helper(unsigned char *dst, int len, void *dat)
{
   return (int)prng_descriptor[((struct rng_data *)dat)->wprng].read(dst, len, ((struct rng_data *)dat)->prng);
}

int rand_prime(mp_int *N, long len, prng_state *prng, int wprng)
{
   struct rng_data rng;
   int             type, err;

   LTC_ARGCHK(N != NULL);

   /* allow sizes between 2 and 256 bytes for a prime size */
   if (len < 16 || len > 4096) { 
      return CRYPT_INVALID_PRIME_SIZE;
   }
   
   /* valid PRNG? Better be! */
   if ((err = prng_is_valid(wprng)) != CRYPT_OK) {
      return err; 
   }

   /* setup our callback data, then world domination! */
   rng.prng  = prng;
   rng.wprng = wprng;

   /* get type */
   if (len < 0) {
      type = LTM_PRIME_BBS;
      len = -len;
   } else {
      type = 0;
   }
  type |= LTM_PRIME_2MSB_ON;

   /* New prime generation makes the code even more cryptoish-insane.  Do you know what this means!!!
      -- Gir:  Yeah, oh wait, er, no.
    */
   return mpi_to_ltc_error(mp_prime_random_ex(N, mp_prime_rabin_miller_trials(len), len, type, rand_prime_helper, &rng));
}
      
#endif


/* $Source: /cvs/libtom/libtomcrypt/src/misc/mpi/rand_prime.c,v $ */
/* $Revision: 1.3 $ */
/* $Date: 2005/05/05 14:35:59 $ */