1 /* $OpenBSD: arc4random_uniform.c,v 1.3 2019/01/20 02:59:07 bcook Exp $ */
2
3 /*
4 * Copyright (c) 2008, Damien Miller <djm@openbsd.org>
5 *
6 * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
7 * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
8 * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
9 *
10 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
11 * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
12 * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
13 * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
14 * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
15 * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
16 * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
17 */
18
19 /* OPENBSD ORIGINAL: lib/libc/crypto/arc4random_uniform.c */
20
21 #include "includes.h"
22
23 #ifdef HAVE_STDINT_H
24 # include <stdint.h>
25 #endif
26 #include <stdlib.h>
27
28 #ifndef HAVE_ARC4RANDOM_UNIFORM
29 /*
30 * Calculate a uniformly distributed random number less than upper_bound
31 * avoiding "modulo bias".
32 *
33 * Uniformity is achieved by generating new random numbers until the one
34 * returned is outside the range [0, 2**32 % upper_bound). This
35 * guarantees the selected random number will be inside
36 * [2**32 % upper_bound, 2**32) which maps back to [0, upper_bound)
37 * after reduction modulo upper_bound.
38 */
39 uint32_t
arc4random_uniform(uint32_t upper_bound)40 arc4random_uniform(uint32_t upper_bound)
41 {
42 uint32_t r, min;
43
44 if (upper_bound < 2)
45 return 0;
46
47 /* 2**32 % x == (2**32 - x) % x */
48 min = -upper_bound % upper_bound;
49
50 /*
51 * This could theoretically loop forever but each retry has
52 * p > 0.5 (worst case, usually far better) of selecting a
53 * number inside the range we need, so it should rarely need
54 * to re-roll.
55 */
56 for (;;) {
57 r = arc4random();
58 if (r >= min)
59 break;
60 }
61
62 return r % upper_bound;
63 }
64 #endif /* !HAVE_ARC4RANDOM_UNIFORM */
65