RandomNumber.cpp   [plain text]


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#include "config.h"
#include "RandomNumber.h"

#include "CryptographicallyRandomNumber.h"
#include "RandomNumberSeed.h"

#include <limits>
#include <limits.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#if USE(MERSENNE_TWISTER_19937)
extern "C" {
#include "mt19937ar.c"
}
#endif

#if PLATFORM(BREWMP)
#include <AEEAppGen.h>
#include <AEESource.h>
#include <AEEStdLib.h>
#include <wtf/brew/RefPtrBrew.h>
#include <wtf/brew/ShellBrew.h>
#endif

namespace WTF {

double randomNumber()
{
#if USE(OS_RANDOMNESS)
    uint32_t bits = cryptographicallyRandomNumber();
    return static_cast<double>(bits) / (static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) + 1.0);
#else
    // Without OS_RANDOMNESS, we fall back to other random number generators
    // that might not be cryptographically secure. Ideally, most ports would
    // define USE(OS_RANDOMNESS).

#if !ENABLE(WTF_MULTIPLE_THREADS)
    static bool s_initialized = false;
    if (!s_initialized) {
        initializeRandomNumberGenerator();
        s_initialized = true;
    }
#endif

#if USE(MERSENNE_TWISTER_19937)
    return genrand_res53();
#elif PLATFORM(BREWMP)
    uint32_t bits;
    // Is this a cryptographically strong source of random numbers? If so, we
    // should move this into OSRandomSource.
    // http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140sp/140sp851.pdf
    // is slightly unclear on this point, although it seems to imply that it is
    // secure.
    RefPtr<ISource> randomSource = createRefPtrInstance<ISource>(AEECLSID_RANDOM);
    ISOURCE_Read(randomSource.get(), reinterpret_cast<char*>(&bits), 4);

    return static_cast<double>(bits) / (static_cast<double>(std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) + 1.0);
#else
    uint32_t part1 = rand() & (RAND_MAX - 1);
    uint32_t part2 = rand() & (RAND_MAX - 1);
    // rand only provides 31 bits, and the low order bits of that aren't very random
    // so we take the high 26 bits of part 1, and the high 27 bits of part2.
    part1 >>= 5; // drop the low 5 bits
    part2 >>= 4; // drop the low 4 bits
    uint64_t fullRandom = part1;
    fullRandom <<= 27;
    fullRandom |= part2;

    // Mask off the low 53bits
    fullRandom &= (1LL << 53) - 1;
    return static_cast<double>(fullRandom)/static_cast<double>(1LL << 53);
#endif
#endif
}

}