# getrandom
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A Rust library for retrieving random data from (operating) system source. It is
assumed that system always provides high-quality cryptographically secure random
data, ideally backed by hardware entropy sources. This crate derives its name
from Linux's `getrandom` function, but is cross platform, roughly supporting
the same set of platforms as Rust's `std` lib.
This is a low-level API. Most users should prefer using high-level random-number
library like [`rand`].
[`rand`]: https://crates.io/crates/rand
## Usage
Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
getrandom = "0.1"
```
Then invoke the `getrandom` function:
```rust
fn get_random_buf() -> Result<[u8; 32], getrandom::Error> {
let mut buf = [0u8; 32];
getrandom::getrandom(&mut buf)?;
buf
}
```
## Features
This library is `no_std` compatible, but uses `std` on most platforms.
The `log` library is supported as an optional dependency. If enabled, error
reporting will be improved on some platforms.
For WebAssembly (`wasm32`), Enscripten targets are supported directly; otherwise
one of the following features must be enabled:
- [`wasm-bindgen`](https://crates.io/crates/wasm_bindgen)
- [`stdweb`](https://crates.io/crates/stdweb)
## Minimum Supported Rust Version
This crate requires Rust 1.32.0 or later.
# License
The `getrandom` library is distributed under either of
* [Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE-APACHE)
* [MIT license](LICENSE-MIT)
at your option.