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<refentry xml:id="function.mcrypt-create-iv" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<refnamediv>
<refname>mcrypt_create_iv</refname>
<refpurpose>Creates an initialization vector (IV) from a random source</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>mcrypt_create_iv</methodname>
<methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>size</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>source</parameter><initializer>MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM</initializer></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Creates an initialization vector (IV) from a random source.
</para>
<para>
The IV is only meant to give an alternative seed to the encryption
routines. This IV does not need to be secret at all, though it can be
desirable. You even can send it along with your ciphertext without
losing security.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>size</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The size of the IV.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>source</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The source of the IV. The source can be
<constant>MCRYPT_RAND</constant> (system random number generator),
<constant>MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM</constant> (read data from
<filename>/dev/random</filename>) and
<constant>MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM</constant> (read data from
<filename>/dev/urandom</filename>). Prior to 5.3.0,
<constant>MCRYPT_RAND</constant> was the only one supported on Windows.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the initialization vector, or &false; on error.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>5.3.0</entry>
<entry>
<constant>MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM</constant> and
<constant>MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM</constant> became available on Windows
platforms.
</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>5.3.0</entry>
<entry>
It is no longer required to call <function>srand</function> first. This
is now done automatically.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>mcrypt_create_iv</function> Example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$size = mcrypt_get_iv_size(MCRYPT_CAST_256, MCRYPT_MODE_CFB);
$iv = mcrypt_create_iv($size, MCRYPT_DEV_RANDOM);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><link xlink:href="&url.mcrypt.iv;">&url.mcrypt.iv;</link></member>
<member><link xlink:href="&url.mcrypt.bcm;">&url.mcrypt.bcm;</link></member>
<member>Chapter 9.3 of &book.applied.cryptography;</member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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