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13 ipsec ranbits - generate random bits in ASCII form
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39 (rounded up to the nearest byte)
40 high-quality random bits from
41 <I><A HREF="random.4.html">random</A></I>(4),
43 and emits them on standard output as an ASCII string.
44 The default output format is
45 <I><A HREF="datatot.3.html">datatot</A></I>(3)
50 lowercase hexadecimal with a
53 prefix and an underscore every 32 bits.
59 option produces quick-and-dirty random bits:
60 instead of using the high-quality random bits from
63 which may take some time to supply the necessary bits if
72 which yields prompt results but lower-quality randomness.
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86 but without the underscores.
95 to be interpreted as a byte count rather than a bit count.
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99 /dev/random, /dev/urandom
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103 <A HREF="ipsec_datatot.3.html">ipsec_datatot</A>(3), <A HREF="random.4.html">random</A>(4)
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107 Written for the Linux FreeS/WAN project
108 <<A HREF="http://www.freeswan.org">http://www.freeswan.org</A>>
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113 There is an internal limit on
124 run time is difficult to predict.
125 A request for a large number of bits,
126 at a time when the system's entropy pool is low on randomness,
127 may take quite a while to satisfy.
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133 <DT><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
134 <DT><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
135 <DT><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
136 <DT><A HREF="#lbAE">FILES</A><DD>
137 <DT><A HREF="#lbAF">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
138 <DT><A HREF="#lbAG">HISTORY</A><DD>
139 <DT><A HREF="#lbAH">BUGS</A><DD>
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