openssl rand generate pseudo-random bytes	openssl command
	SYNOPSISDESCRIPTIONOPTIONSAVAILABILITY

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SYNOPSIS

openssl rand [-out file] [-rand file(s)] [-base64] num

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DESCRIPTION

The rand command outputs num pseudo-random bytes after seeding the random number generater once. As in other openssl command line tools, PRNG seeding uses the file $HOME/.rnd or .rnd in addition to the files given in the -rand option. A new $HOME/.rnd or .rnd file will be written back if enough seeding was obtained from these sources.

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OPTIONS

-out file 

Writes to file instead of standard output.

-rand file(s) 

Uses specified file or files or EGD socket for seeding the random number generator. Multiple files can be specified separated by a OS-dependent character. The separator is ; for MS-Windows, , for OpenVMS, and : for all others.

-base64 

performs base64 encoding on the output.

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AVAILABILITY

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