M2Crypto.BN — M2Crypto documentation

# Source code for M2Crypto.BN

    from __future__ import absolute_import

    """
    M2Crypto wrapper for OpenSSL BN (BIGNUM) API.

    Copyright (c) 2005 Open Source Applications Foundation. All rights reserved.
    """

    from M2Crypto import m2
    from typing import Optional  # noqa

    def rand(bits, top=-1, bottom=0):
        # type: (int, int, int) -> Optional[int]
        """
        Generate cryptographically strong random number.

        :param bits:   Length of random number in bits.
        :param top:    If -1, the most significant bit can be 0. If 0, the most
                       significant bit is 1, and if 1, the two most significant
                       bits will be 1.
        :param bottom: If bottom is true, the number will be odd.
        """
        return m2.bn_rand(bits, top, bottom)

    def rand_range(range):
        # type: (int) -> int
        """
        Generate a random number in a range.

        :param range: Upper limit for range.
        :return:      A random number in the range [0, range)
        """
        return m2.bn_rand_range(range)

    def randfname(length):
        # type: (int) -> str
        """
        Return a random filename, which is simply a string where all
        the characters are from the set [a-zA-Z0-9].

        :param length: Length of filename to return.
        :return:       random filename string
        """
        import warnings
        warnings.warn(
            "Don't use BN.randfname(), use tempfile methods instead.",
            DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
        letters = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ01234567890'
        lettersLen = len(letters)
        fname = []  # type: list
        for x in range(length):
            fname += [letters[m2.bn_rand_range(lettersLen)]]

        return ''.join(fname)