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I need to use the Microsoft CNG API to generate secure random numbers for cryptography.
Am I supposed to generate all the numbers using this API, or just obtain a seed value for another random generator from it?
Any help appreciated!
Thanks.
How many random numbers do you want? There is only a limited amount of entropy in the MS CNG entropy pool. For just a single number/key then it is fine. For multiple keys, then you are better off using the CNG to seed a separate crypto quality PRNG.
There is a description of the MS CNG in section 7.1.3 of RFC 4086