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4/8/2010

This function fills a buffer with random bytes.

Syntax 

BOOL CeGenRandom(
  DWORD 
dwLen, 
  BYTE* 
pbBuffer 
);

Parameters

dwLen

[in] Specifies the number of bytes of random data to be generated.

pbBuffer

[in, out] Pointer to the buffer that receives the random data. The buffer must be at least dwLenbytes in size. Optionally, the application can provide data in the buffer to use as an auxiliary random seed.

Return Value

Nonzero indicates success. Zero indicates failure.

Requirements

Header winbase.h
Library coredll.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE .NET 4.1 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also

Reference

File I/O Functions

Other Resources

CryptGenRandom