.. _mozilla_projects_nss_reference_fc_generaterandom: FC_GenerateRandom ================= `Name <#name>`__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. container:: FC_GenerateRandom - generate a random number. `Syntax <#syntax>`__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. container:: .. code:: eval CK_RV FC_GenerateRandom( CK_SESSION_HANDLE hSession, CK_BYTE_PTR pRandomData, CK_ULONG ulRandomLen ); `Parameters <#parameters>`__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. container:: ``hSession`` [in] session handle. ``pRandomData`` [out] pointer to the location to receive the random data. ``ulRandomLen`` [in] length of the buffer in bytes. `Description <#description>`__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. container:: ``FC_GenerateRandom`` generates random data of the specified length. A user may call ``FC_GenerateRandom`` without logging into the token (to assume the NSS User role). .. _return_value: `Return value <#return_value>`__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. container:: `Examples <#examples>`__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. container:: .. _see_also: `See also <#see_also>`__ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. container:: - `NSC_GenerateRandom `__