src/util/random.cpp

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#include "common.hpp"

#include "random.hpp"

#include <boost/nondet_random.hpp>
#include <boost/random/mersenne_twister.hpp>
#include <boost/random/uniform_int_distribution.hpp>

#include "../security/cryptopp.hpp"

namespace ndn {
namespace random {

// CryptoPP-based (secure) random generators

static CryptoPP::AutoSeededRandomPool&
getSecureRandomGenerator()
{
  static CryptoPP::AutoSeededRandomPool rng;

  return rng;
}

uint32_t
generateSecureWord32()
{
  return getSecureRandomGenerator().GenerateWord32();
}

uint64_t
generateSecureWord64()
{
  uint64_t random;
  getSecureRandomGenerator()
    .GenerateBlock(reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&random), sizeof(uint64_t));

  return random;
}

// Boost.Random-based (simple) random generators

static boost::random::mt19937&
getRandomGenerator()
{
  static boost::random_device randomSeedGenerator;
  static boost::random::mt19937 gen(randomSeedGenerator);

  return gen;
}

uint32_t
generateWord32()
{
  static boost::random::uniform_int_distribution<uint32_t> distribution;
  return distribution(getRandomGenerator());
}

uint64_t
generateWord64()
{
  static boost::random::uniform_int_distribution<uint64_t> distribution;
  return distribution(getRandomGenerator());
}


} // namespace random
} // namespace ndn