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#include <Windows.h>
#include <wincrypt.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void func(void) {
HCRYPTPROV prov;
if (CryptAcquireContext(&prov, NULL, NULL,
PROV_RSA_FULL, 0)) {
long int li = 0;
if (CryptGenRandom(prov, sizeof(li), (BYTE *)&li)) {
printf("Random number: %ld\n", li);
} else {
/* Handle error */
}
if (!CryptReleaseContext(prov, 0)) {
/* Handle error */
}
} else {
/* Handle error */
}
} |
Compliant Solution (Windows)
On Windows platforms, the rand_s() function can be used to generate cryptographically strong random numbers.
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int func(void) {
unsigned int number;
errno_t err;
err = rand_s( &number);
if (err != 0) {
/* handle error */
} else {
printf("Random number: %u\n", number)
}
} |
Risk Assessment
The use of the rand() function can result in predictable random numbers.
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