JUCE/modules/juce_cryptography/encryption/juce_Primes.h

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namespace juce
{

//==============================================================================
/**
    Prime number creation class.

    This class contains static methods for generating and testing prime numbers.

    @see BigInteger

    @tags{Cryptography}
*/
class JUCE_API  Primes
{
public:
    //==============================================================================
    /** Creates a random prime number with a given bit-length.

        The certainty parameter specifies how many iterations to use when testing
        for primality. A safe value might be anything over about 20-30.

        The randomSeeds parameter lets you optionally pass it a set of values with
        which to seed the random number generation, improving the security of the
        keys generated.
    */
    static BigInteger createProbablePrime (int bitLength,
                                           int certainty,
                                        const int* randomSeeds = nullptr,
                                           int numRandomSeeds = 0);

    /** Tests a number to see if it's prime.

        This isn't a bulletproof test, it uses a Miller-Rabin test to determine
        whether the number is prime.

        The certainty parameter specifies how many iterations to use when testing - a
        safe value might be anything over about 20-30.
    */
    static bool isProbablyPrime (const BigInteger& number, int certainty);


private:
    Primes();

    JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (Primes)
};

} // namespace juce