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# CCryptoLib
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An integrated collection of cryptographic primitives written in Lua using the ComputerCraft system API.
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## Initializing the Random Number Generator
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All functions that take secret input may query the library's random generator,
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`ccryptolib.random`. CC doesn't have high-quality entropy sources, so instead of
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hoping for the best like other libraries do, CCryptoLib shifts that burden into
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*you!*
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### Initializing using a Trusted Web Source
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If you trust the tmpim Krist node, you can fetch a socket token and use it for
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initialization:
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```lua
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local random = require "ccryptolib.random"
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-- Fetch a WebSocket token.
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local postHandle = assert(http.post("https://krist.dev/ws/start", ""))
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local data = textutils.unserializeJSON(postHandle.readAll())
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postHandle.close()
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-- Initialize the generator using the given URL.
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random.init(data.url)
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-- Be polite and actually open the socket too.
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http.websocket(data.url).close()
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```
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### Initializing using VM Instruction Counting
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As of v1.2.0, you can also initialize the generator using VM instruction timing noise.
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See the `random.initWithTiming` method for security risks of taking this approach.
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```lua
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local random = require "ccryptolib.random"
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random.initWithTiming()
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```
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