bitcore-lib/lib/crypto/random.js

'use strict';

function Random() {
}

/* secure random bytes that sometimes throws an error due to lack of entropy */
Random.getRandomBuffer = function(size) {
  if (process.browser)
    return Random.getRandomBufferBrowser(size);
  else
    return Random.getRandomBufferNode(size);
};

Random.getRandomBufferNode = function(size) {
  var crypto = require('crypto');
  return crypto.randomBytes(size);
};

Random.getRandomBufferBrowser = function(size) {
  if (!window.crypto && !window.msCrypto)
    throw new Error('window.crypto not available');

  if (window.crypto && window.crypto.getRandomValues)
    var crypto = window.crypto;
  else if (window.msCrypto && window.msCrypto.getRandomValues) //internet explorer
    var crypto = window.msCrypto;
  else
    throw new Error('window.crypto.getRandomValues not available');

  var bbuf = new Uint8Array(size);
  crypto.getRandomValues(bbuf);
  var buf = Buffer.from(bbuf);

  return buf;
};

/* insecure random bytes, but it never fails */
Random.getPseudoRandomBuffer = function(size) {
  var b32 = 0x100000000;
  var b = Buffer.alloc(size);
  var r;

  for (var i = 0; i <= size; i++) {
    var j = Math.floor(i / 4);
    var k = i - j * 4;
    if (k === 0) {
      r = Math.random() * b32;
      b[i] = r & 0xff;
    } else {
      b[i] = (r = r >>> 8) & 0xff;
    }
  }

  return b;
};

module.exports = Random;