3 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common/ChangeLog b/common/ChangeLog
index 625386739..ba7794e08 100644
--- a/common/ChangeLog
+++ b/common/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-04-01  Werner Koch  <[email protected]>
+
+	* sysutils.c (get_uint_nonce): New.
+
 2011-03-03  Werner Koch  <[email protected]>
 
 	* estream.c (struct estream_list): Rename to estream_list_s and
diff --git a/common/sysutils.c b/common/sysutils.c
index a94d1fca5..648e70fe6 100644
--- a/common/sysutils.c
+++ b/common/sysutils.c
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ get_session_marker (size_t *rlen)
   return marker;
 }
 
+/* Return a random number in an unsigned int. */
+unsigned int
+get_uint_nonce (void)
+{
+  unsigned int value;
+
+  gcry_create_nonce (&value, sizeof value);
+  return value;
+}
+
+
 
 #if 0 /* not yet needed - Note that this will require inclusion of
          cmacros.am in Makefile.am */
diff --git a/common/sysutils.h b/common/sysutils.h
index a2f74f936..3559b348e 100644
--- a/common/sysutils.h
+++ b/common/sysutils.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void trap_unaligned (void);
 int  disable_core_dumps (void);
 int  enable_core_dumps (void);
 const unsigned char *get_session_marker (size_t *rlen);
+unsigned int get_uint_nonce (void);
 /*int check_permissions (const char *path,int extension,int checkonly);*/
 void gnupg_sleep (unsigned int seconds);
 int translate_sys2libc_fd (gnupg_fd_t fd, int for_write);