RAND_set_rand_engine

Select an ENGINE as the source of the legacy RAND_METHOD (deprecated).

Synopsis

Declared in <openssl/rand.h>

[[deprecated]]
int
RAND_set_rand_engine(ENGINE* engine);

WARNING

Deprecated. Use of this entity is allowed but discouraged.

Description

Deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0; prefer EVP_RAND / provider-based DRBGs.

Return Value

1 on success, or 0 on failure.

Parameters

NameDescription
engineENGINE providing a RAND implementation, or NULL to clear.