3 * Random_* Compatibility Library
4 * for using the new PHP 7 random_* API in PHP 5 projects
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29 if (!defined('RANDOM_COMPAT_READ_BUFFER')) {
30 define('RANDOM_COMPAT_READ_BUFFER', 8);
34 * Unless open_basedir is enabled, use /dev/urandom for
35 * random numbers in accordance with best practices
37 * Why we use /dev/urandom and not /dev/random
38 * @ref http://sockpuppet.org/blog/2014/02/25/safely-generate-random-numbers
46 function random_bytes($bytes)
50 * This block should only be run once
54 * We use /dev/urandom if it is a char device.
55 * We never fall back to /dev/random
57 $fp = fopen('/dev/urandom', 'rb');
60 if (($st['mode'] & 0170000) !== 020000) {
67 * stream_set_read_buffer() does not exist in HHVM
69 * If we don't set the stream's read buffer to 0, PHP will
70 * internally buffer 8192 bytes, which can waste entropy
72 * stream_set_read_buffer returns 0 on success
74 if (function_exists('stream_set_read_buffer')) {
75 stream_set_read_buffer($fp, RANDOM_COMPAT_READ_BUFFER);
77 if (function_exists('stream_set_chunk_size')) {
78 stream_set_chunk_size($fp, RANDOM_COMPAT_READ_BUFFER);
83 $bytes = RandomCompat_intval($bytes);
84 } catch (TypeError $ex) {
86 'random_bytes(): $bytes must be an integer'
91 'Length must be greater than 0'
95 * This if() block only runs if we managed to open a file handle
97 * It does not belong in an else {} block, because the above
98 * if (empty($fp)) line is logic that should only be run once per
105 * We use fread() in a loop to protect against partial reads
108 $read = fread($fp, $remaining);
109 if ($read === false) {
111 * We cannot safely read from the file. Exit the
112 * do-while loop and trigger the exception condition
118 * Decrease the number of bytes returned from remaining
120 $remaining -= RandomCompat_strlen($read);
122 } while ($remaining > 0);
125 * Is our result valid?
127 if ($buf !== false) {
128 if (RandomCompat_strlen($buf) === $bytes) {
130 * Return our random entropy buffer here:
137 * If we reach here, PHP has failed us.
140 'Error reading from source device'