that a compromise of the &quot;public&quot; PRNG instance will not affect the secrecy of these private values, as described in <a href="../man7/RAND.html">RAND(7)</a> and <a href="../man7/EVP_RAND.html">EVP_RAND(7)</a>.</p>

<p>RAND_bytes_ex() and RAND_priv_bytes_ex() are the same as RAND_bytes() and RAND_priv_bytes() except that they both take additional <i>strength</i> and <i>ctx</i> parameters. The bytes generated will have a security strength of at least <i>strength</i> bits. The DRBG used for the opera