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authorDaniel Mueller <deso@posteo.net>2020-01-02 08:32:06 -0800
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Update nitrokey crate to 0.4.0
This change finally updates the version of the nitrokey crate that we consume to 0.4.0. Along with that we update rand_core, one of its dependencies, to 0.5.1. Further more we add cfg-if in version 0.1.10 and getrandom in version 0.1.13, both of which are now new (non-development) dependencies. Import subrepo nitrokey/:nitrokey at e81057037e9b4f370b64c0a030a725bc6bdfb870 Import subrepo cfg-if/:cfg-if at 4484a6faf816ff8058088ad857b0c6bb2f4b02b2 Import subrepo getrandom/:getrandom at d661aa7e1b8cc80b47dabe3d2135b3b47d2858af Import subrepo rand/:rand at d877ed528248b52d947e0484364a4e1ae59ca502
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// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
// except according to those terms.
-//! Random number generators and adapters for common usage:
-//!
-//! - [`ThreadRng`], a fast, secure, auto-seeded thread-local generator
-//! - [`StdRng`] and [`SmallRng`], algorithms to cover typical usage
-//! - [`EntropyRng`], [`OsRng`] and [`JitterRng`] as entropy sources
-//! - [`mock::StepRng`] as a simple counter for tests
-//! - [`adapter::ReadRng`] to read from a file/stream
-//! - [`adapter::ReseedingRng`] to reseed a PRNG on clone / process fork etc.
-//!
-//! # Background — Random number generators (RNGs)
-//!
-//! Computers are inherently deterministic, so to get *random* numbers one
-//! either has to use a hardware generator or collect bits of *entropy* from
-//! various sources (e.g. event timestamps, or jitter). This is a relatively
-//! slow and complicated operation.
-//!
-//! Generally the operating system will collect some entropy, remove bias, and
-//! use that to seed its own PRNG; [`OsRng`] provides an interface to this.
-//! [`JitterRng`] is an entropy collector included with Rand that measures
-//! jitter in the CPU execution time, and jitter in memory access time.
-//! [`EntropyRng`] is a wrapper that uses the best entropy source that is
-//! available.
-//!
-//! ## Pseudo-random number generators
-//!
-//! What is commonly used instead of "true" random number renerators, are
-//! *pseudo-random number generators* (PRNGs), deterministic algorithms that
-//! produce an infinite stream of pseudo-random numbers from a small random
-//! seed. PRNGs are faster, and have better provable properties. The numbers
-//! produced can be statistically of very high quality and can be impossible to
-//! predict. (They can also have obvious correlations and be trivial to predict;
-//! quality varies.)
-//!
-//! There are two different types of PRNGs: those developed for simulations
-//! and statistics, and those developed for use in cryptography; the latter are
-//! called Cryptographically Secure PRNGs (CSPRNG or CPRNG). Both types can
-//! have good statistical quality but the latter also have to be impossible to
-//! predict, even after seeing many previous output values. Rand provides a good
-//! default algorithm from each class:
-//!
-//! - [`SmallRng`] is a PRNG chosen for low memory usage, high performance and
-//! good statistical quality.
-//! - [`StdRng`] is a CSPRNG chosen for good performance and trust of security
-//! (based on reviews, maturity and usage). The current algorithm is HC-128,
-//! which is one of the recommendations by ECRYPT's eSTREAM project.
-//!
-//! The above PRNGs do not cover all use-cases; more algorithms can be found in
-//! the [`prng` module], as well as in several other crates. For example, you
-//! may wish a CSPRNG with significantly lower memory usage than [`StdRng`]
-//! while being less concerned about performance, in which case [`ChaChaRng`]
-//! is a good choice.
-//!
-//! One complexity is that the internal state of a PRNG must change with every
-//! generated number. For APIs this generally means a mutable reference to the
-//! state of the PRNG has to be passed around.
-//!
-//! A solution is [`ThreadRng`]. This is a thread-local implementation of
-//! [`StdRng`] with automatic seeding on first use. It is the best choice if you
-//! "just" want a convenient, secure, fast random number source. Use via the
-//! [`thread_rng`] function, which gets a reference to the current thread's
-//! local instance.
-//!
-//! ## Seeding
-//!
-//! As mentioned above, PRNGs require a random seed in order to produce random
-//! output. This is especially important for CSPRNGs, which are still
-//! deterministic algorithms, thus can only be secure if their seed value is
-//! also secure. To seed a PRNG, use one of:
-//!
-//! - [`FromEntropy::from_entropy`]; this is the most convenient way to seed
-//! with fresh, secure random data.
-//! - [`SeedableRng::from_rng`]; this allows seeding from another PRNG or
-//! from an entropy source such as [`EntropyRng`].
-//! - [`SeedableRng::from_seed`]; this is mostly useful if you wish to be able
-//! to reproduce the output sequence by using a fixed seed. (Don't use
-//! [`StdRng`] or [`SmallRng`] in this case since different algorithms may be
-//! used by future versions of Rand; use an algorithm from the
-//! [`prng` module].)
-//!
-//! ## Conclusion
-//!
-//! - [`thread_rng`] is what you often want to use.
-//! - If you want more control, flexibility, or better performance, use
-//! [`StdRng`], [`SmallRng`] or an algorithm from the [`prng` module].
-//! - Use [`FromEntropy::from_entropy`] to seed new PRNGs.
-//! - If you need reproducibility, use [`SeedableRng::from_seed`] combined with
-//! a named PRNG.
-//!
-//! More information and notes on cryptographic security can be found
-//! in the [`prng` module].
-//!
-//! ## Examples
-//!
-//! Examples of seeding PRNGs:
-//!
-//! ```
-//! use rand::prelude::*;
-//! # use rand::Error;
-//!
-//! // StdRng seeded securely by the OS or local entropy collector:
-//! let mut rng = StdRng::from_entropy();
-//! # let v: u32 = rng.gen();
-//!
-//! // SmallRng seeded from thread_rng:
-//! # fn try_inner() -> Result<(), Error> {
-//! let mut rng = SmallRng::from_rng(thread_rng())?;
-//! # let v: u32 = rng.gen();
-//! # Ok(())
-//! # }
-//! # try_inner().unwrap();
-//!
-//! // SmallRng seeded by a constant, for deterministic results:
-//! let seed = [1,2,3,4, 5,6,7,8, 9,10,11,12, 13,14,15,16]; // byte array
-//! let mut rng = SmallRng::from_seed(seed);
-//! # let v: u32 = rng.gen();
-//! ```
-//!
-//!
-//! # Implementing custom RNGs
-//!
-//! If you want to implement custom RNG, see the [`rand_core`] crate. The RNG
-//! will have to implement the [`RngCore`] trait, where the [`Rng`] trait is
-//! build on top of.
-//!
-//! If the RNG needs seeding, also implement the [`SeedableRng`] trait.
-//!
-//! [`CryptoRng`] is a marker trait cryptographically secure PRNGs can
-//! implement.
-//!
-//!
-// This module:
-//! [`ThreadRng`]: struct.ThreadRng.html
-//! [`StdRng`]: struct.StdRng.html
-//! [`SmallRng`]: struct.SmallRng.html
-//! [`EntropyRng`]: struct.EntropyRng.html
-//! [`OsRng`]: struct.OsRng.html
-//! [`JitterRng`]: struct.JitterRng.html
-// Other traits and functions:
-//! [`rand_core`]: https://crates.io/crates/rand_core
-//! [`prng` module]: ../prng/index.html
-//! [`CryptoRng`]: ../trait.CryptoRng.html
-//! [`FromEntropy`]: ../trait.FromEntropy.html
-//! [`FromEntropy::from_entropy`]: ../trait.FromEntropy.html#tymethod.from_entropy
-//! [`RngCore`]: ../trait.RngCore.html
-//! [`Rng`]: ../trait.Rng.html
-//! [`SeedableRng`]: ../trait.SeedableRng.html
-//! [`SeedableRng::from_rng`]: ../trait.SeedableRng.html#tymethod.from_rng
-//! [`SeedableRng::from_seed`]: ../trait.SeedableRng.html#tymethod.from_seed
-//! [`thread_rng`]: ../fn.thread_rng.html
-//! [`mock::StepRng`]: mock/struct.StepRng.html
-//! [`adapter::ReadRng`]: adapter/struct.ReadRng.html
-//! [`adapter::ReseedingRng`]: adapter/struct.ReseedingRng.html
-//! [`ChaChaRng`]: ../../rand_chacha/struct.ChaChaRng.html
+//! Random number generators and adapters
+//!
+//! ## Background: Random number generators (RNGs)
+//!
+//! Computers cannot produce random numbers from nowhere. We classify
+//! random number generators as follows:
+//!
+//! - "True" random number generators (TRNGs) use hard-to-predict data sources
+//! (e.g. the high-resolution parts of event timings and sensor jitter) to
+//! harvest random bit-sequences, apply algorithms to remove bias and
+//! estimate available entropy, then combine these bits into a byte-sequence
+//! or an entropy pool. This job is usually done by the operating system or
+//! a hardware generator (HRNG).
+//! - "Pseudo"-random number generators (PRNGs) use algorithms to transform a
+//! seed into a sequence of pseudo-random numbers. These generators can be
+//! fast and produce well-distributed unpredictable random numbers (or not).
+//! They are usually deterministic: given algorithm and seed, the output
+//! sequence can be reproduced. They have finite period and eventually loop;
+//! with many algorithms this period is fixed and can be proven sufficiently
+//! long, while others are chaotic and the period depends on the seed.
+//! - "Cryptographically secure" pseudo-random number generators (CSPRNGs)
+//! are the sub-set of PRNGs which are secure. Security of the generator
+//! relies both on hiding the internal state and using a strong algorithm.
+//!
+//! ## Traits and functionality
+//!
+//! All RNGs implement the [`RngCore`] trait, as a consequence of which the
+//! [`Rng`] extension trait is automatically implemented. Secure RNGs may
+//! additionally implement the [`CryptoRng`] trait.
+//!
+//! All PRNGs require a seed to produce their random number sequence. The
+//! [`SeedableRng`] trait provides three ways of constructing PRNGs:
+//!
+//! - `from_seed` accepts a type specific to the PRNG
+//! - `from_rng` allows a PRNG to be seeded from any other RNG
+//! - `seed_from_u64` allows any PRNG to be seeded from a `u64` insecurely
+//! - `from_entropy` securely seeds a PRNG from fresh entropy
+//!
+//! Use the [`rand_core`] crate when implementing your own RNGs.
+//!
+//! ## Our generators
+//!
+//! This crate provides several random number generators:
+//!
+//! - [`OsRng`] is an interface to the operating system's random number
+//! source. Typically the operating system uses a CSPRNG with entropy
+//! provided by a TRNG and some type of on-going re-seeding.
+//! - [`ThreadRng`], provided by the [`thread_rng`] function, is a handle to a
+//! thread-local CSPRNG with periodic seeding from [`OsRng`]. Because this
+//! is local, it is typically much faster than [`OsRng`]. It should be
+//! secure, though the paranoid may prefer [`OsRng`].
+//! - [`StdRng`] is a CSPRNG chosen for good performance and trust of security
+//! (based on reviews, maturity and usage). The current algorithm is ChaCha20,
+//! which is well established and rigorously analysed.
+//! [`StdRng`] provides the algorithm used by [`ThreadRng`] but without
+//! periodic reseeding.
+//! - [`SmallRng`] is an **insecure** PRNG designed to be fast, simple, require
+//! little memory, and have good output quality.
+//!
+//! The algorithms selected for [`StdRng`] and [`SmallRng`] may change in any
+//! release and may be platform-dependent, therefore they should be considered
+//! **not reproducible**.
+//!
+//! ## Additional generators
+//!
+//! **TRNGs**: The [`rdrand`] crate provides an interface to the RDRAND and
+//! RDSEED instructions available in modern Intel and AMD CPUs.
+//! The [`rand_jitter`] crate provides a user-space implementation of
+//! entropy harvesting from CPU timer jitter, but is very slow and has
+//! [security issues](https://github.com/rust-random/rand/issues/699).
+//!
+//! **PRNGs**: Several companion crates are available, providing individual or
+//! families of PRNG algorithms. These provide the implementations behind
+//! [`StdRng`] and [`SmallRng`] but can also be used directly, indeed *should*
+//! be used directly when **reproducibility** matters.
+//! Some suggestions are: [`rand_chacha`], [`rand_pcg`], [`rand_xoshiro`].
+//! A full list can be found by searching for crates with the [`rng` tag].
+//!
+//! [`SmallRng`]: rngs::SmallRng
+//! [`StdRng`]: rngs::StdRng
+//! [`OsRng`]: rngs::OsRng
+//! [`ThreadRng`]: rngs::ThreadRng
+//! [`mock::StepRng`]: rngs::mock::StepRng
+//! [`adapter::ReadRng`]: rngs::adapter::ReadRng
+//! [`adapter::ReseedingRng`]: rngs::adapter::ReseedingRng
+//! [`rdrand`]: https://crates.io/crates/rdrand
+//! [`rand_jitter`]: https://crates.io/crates/rand_jitter
+//! [`rand_chacha`]: https://crates.io/crates/rand_chacha
+//! [`rand_pcg`]: https://crates.io/crates/rand_pcg
+//! [`rand_xoshiro`]: https://crates.io/crates/rand_xoshiro
+//! [`rng` tag]: https://crates.io/keywords/rng
pub mod adapter;
#[cfg(feature="std")] mod entropy;
-mod jitter;
pub mod mock; // Public so we don't export `StepRng` directly, making it a bit
// more clear it is intended for testing.
+#[cfg(feature="small_rng")]
mod small;
mod std;
#[cfg(feature="std")] pub(crate) mod thread;
-
-pub use self::jitter::{JitterRng, TimerError};
+#[allow(deprecated)]
#[cfg(feature="std")] pub use self::entropy::EntropyRng;
+#[cfg(feature="small_rng")]
pub use self::small::SmallRng;
pub use self::std::StdRng;
#[cfg(feature="std")] pub use self::thread::ThreadRng;
-#[cfg(feature="rand_os")]
-pub use rand_os::OsRng;
+#[cfg(feature="getrandom")] pub use rand_core::OsRng;