go-pulse/ethutil/rand.go

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package ethutil
import (
"crypto/rand"
"encoding/binary"
"io"
)
func randomUint64(r io.Reader) (uint64, error) {
b := make([]byte, 8)
n, err := r.Read(b)
if n != len(b) {
return 0, io.ErrShortBuffer
}
if err != nil {
return 0, err
}
return binary.BigEndian.Uint64(b), nil
}
// RandomUint64 returns a cryptographically random uint64 value.
func RandomUint64() (uint64, error) {
return randomUint64(rand.Reader)
}