Package Crypto :: Package Random :: Package Fortuna :: Module FortunaGenerator :: Class AESGenerator

Class AESGenerator

object --+
         |
        AESGenerator

The Fortuna "generator"

This is used internally by the Fortuna PRNG to generate arbitrary amounts of pseudorandom data from a smaller amount of seed data.

The output is generated by running AES-256 in counter mode and re-keying after every mebibyte (2**16 blocks) of output.

Instance Methods

__init__(self)
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see help(type(x)) for signature

reseed(self, seed)

pseudo_random_data(self, bytes)

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Class Variables
	block_size = `16`
	key_size = `32`
	max_blocks_per_request = `65536`

Properties
Inherited from `object`: `__class__`

Method Details

init(self)
(Constructor)

x.__init__(...) initializes x; see help(type(x)) for signature

Overrides: object.__init__: (inherited documentation)

Class AESGenerator

__init__(self) (Constructor)

init(self)
(Constructor)