osf1 man page for get_seed_es

get_seed_es(3)						     Library Functions Manual						    get_seed_es(3)

NAME
       get_seed_es - Obtain a drand48 seed value for an extended profile (Enhanced Security)

LIBRARY
       Security Library (libsecurity.so)

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <sys/security.h>
       #include <prot.h>

       long get_seed_es(
	    struct es_passwd *prpwd);

PARAMETERS
       prpwd  Specifies a pointer to the protected profile structure (prpasswd)

DESCRIPTION
       Returns	a  hashed  value  of  the  protected profile for use in random-number generation, such as that used with lrand48 or drand48 and so
       forth.  The get_seed_es() function is used by the login and passwd commands under ENHANCED security to initialize the seed value for  pass-
       word generation.

RETURN VALUES
       The computed hash value for the extended profile.

RELATED INFORMATION
       getespwent(3) delim off

																    get_seed_es(3)