upd: openssl to 1.1.0

[cassiopeia.git] / lib / openssl / doc / crypto / RAND_load_file.pod

diff --git a/lib/openssl/doc/crypto/RAND_load_file.pod b/lib/openssl/doc/crypto/RAND_load_file.pod
index d8c134e621d16c994eff677305ad610a4fed2043..39084b2c5dcc93af968917d22de2e8c847899c6e 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/openssl/doc/crypto/RAND_load_file.pod
+++ b/lib/openssl/doc/crypto/RAND_load_file.pod
@@ -18,13 +18,35 @@ RAND_load_file, RAND_write_file, RAND_file_name - PRNG seed file
 
 RAND_file_name() generates a default path for the random seed
 file. B<buf> points to a buffer of size B<num> in which to store the
-filename. The seed file is $RANDFILE if that environment variable is
-set, $HOME/.rnd otherwise. If $HOME is not set either, or B<num> is
-too small for the path name, an error occurs.
+filename.
+
+On all systems, if the environment variable B<RANDFILE> is set, its
+value will be used as the seed file name.
+
+Otherwise, the file is called ".rnd", found in platform dependent locations:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item On Windows (in order of preference)
+
+%HOME%, %USERPROFILE%, %SYSTEMROOT%, C:\
+
+=item On VMS
+
+SYS$LOGIN:
+
+=item On all other systems
+
+$HOME
+
+=back
+
+If C<$HOME> (on non-Windows and non-VMS system) is not set either, or
+B<num> is too small for the path name, an error occurs.
 
 RAND_load_file() reads a number of bytes from file B<filename> and
 adds them to the PRNG. If B<max_bytes> is non-negative,
-up to to B<max_bytes> are read; starting with OpenSSL 0.9.5,
+up to B<max_bytes> are read;
 if B<max_bytes> is -1, the complete file is read.
 
 RAND_write_file() writes a number of random bytes (currently 1024) to
@@ -43,11 +65,15 @@ error.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-L<rand(3)|rand(3)>, L<RAND_add(3)|RAND_add(3)>, L<RAND_cleanup(3)|RAND_cleanup(3)>
+L<rand(3)>, L<RAND_add(3)>, L<RAND_cleanup(3)>
+
+=head1 COPYRIGHT
 
-=head1 HISTORY
+Copyright 2000-2016 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.
 
-RAND_load_file(), RAND_write_file() and RAND_file_name() are available in
-all versions of SSLeay and OpenSSL.
+Licensed under the OpenSSL license (the "License").  You may not use
+this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
+in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
+L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
 
 =cut