gnutls_rnd_refresh(3)

gnutls_rnd_refresh3

Api function

Usage

#include <gnutls/crypto.h>

void gnutls_rnd_refresh( void);

Arguments

void

Overview

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

3.1.7

Releases

7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 6 times.

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 11
  5. 12
  6. 13
  7. Arch

Reporting bugs

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
Home page: https://www.gnutls.org

From gnutls 3.8.13-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.