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.. title:: TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR

.. option:: CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR

*Non-random number generator*

Type: ``bool``

Help
====

This option signifies that the kernel's random number APIs are
permitted to return values that are not truly random.
This capability is provided for testing purposes, when a truly random
number generator is not available. The non-random number generator
should not be used in a production environment.

Direct dependencies
===================

!\ :option:`ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER <CONFIG_ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER>`

*(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)*

Defaults
========

No defaults. Implicitly defaults to ``n``.

Kconfig definition
==================

.. highlight:: kconfig

At ``subsys/random/Kconfig:8``

Included via ``Kconfig:8`` → ``Kconfig.zephyr:34`` → ``subsys/Kconfig:49``

Menu path: (Top) → Sub Systems and OS Services → Random Number Generators

.. parsed-literal::

    config TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR
    	bool "Non-random number generator"
    	depends on !\ :option:`ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER <CONFIG_ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER>`
    	help
    	  This option signifies that the kernel's random number APIs are
    	  permitted to return values that are not truly random.
    	  This capability is provided for testing purposes, when a truly random
    	  number generator is not available. The non-random number generator
    	  should not be used in a production environment.

*(The 'depends on' condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)*