diff --git a/lib/des/rand.c b/lib/des/rand.c
index d50582a75..71fef92de 100644
--- a/lib/des/rand.c
+++ b/lib/des/rand.c
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ RCSID("$Id$");
 
 #include <roken.h>
 
-int
-RAND_bytes(void *outdata, size_t size)
+const RAND_METHOD *default_meth;
+
+static int
+get_device_fd(void)
 {
     static const char *rnd_devices[] = {
 	"/dev/random",
@@ -57,15 +59,28 @@ RAND_bytes(void *outdata, size_t size)
 
     for(p = rnd_devices; *p; p++) {
 	int fd = open(*p, O_RDONLY | O_NDELAY);
-      
-	if(fd >= 0 && read(fd, outdata, size) == size) {
-	    close(fd);
-	    return 1;
-	}
-	close(fd);
+	if(fd >= 0)
+	    return fd;
     }
+    return -1;
+}
 
-    return 0;
+int
+RAND_bytes(void *outdata, size_t size)
+{
+    ssize_t ret;
+    int fd;
+
+    fd = get_device_fd();
+    if (fd < 0)
+	return 0;
+
+    ret = read(fd, outdata, size);
+    close(fd);
+    if (size != ret)
+	return 0;
+
+    return 1;
 }
 
 int
@@ -74,3 +89,56 @@ RAND_pseudo_bytes(void *outdata, size_t num)
     return RAND_bytes(outdata, num);
 }
 
+void
+RAND_seed(const void *indata, size_t size)
+{
+    int fd = get_device_fd();
+    if (fd < 0)
+	return;
+
+    write(fd, indata, size);
+    close(fd);
+}
+
+int
+RAND_set_rand_method(const RAND_METHOD *meth)
+{
+    default_meth = meth;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+const RAND_METHOD *
+RAND_get_rand_method(void)
+{
+    return default_meth;
+}
+
+int
+RAND_set_rand_engine(ENGINE *engine)
+{
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int
+RAND_load_file(const char *filename, size_t size)
+{
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int
+RAND_write_file(const char *filename)
+{
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int
+RAND_status(void)
+{
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int
+RAND_egd(const char *filename)
+{
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/lib/des/rand.h b/lib/des/rand.h
index b3418557d..48f3c126e 100644
--- a/lib/des/rand.h
+++ b/lib/des/rand.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2006 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
@@ -39,16 +40,53 @@
 #define _HEIM_RAND_H 1
 
 #include <hcrypto/bn.h>
+#include <hcrypto/engine.h>
 
 /* symbol renaming */
 #define RAND_bytes hc_RAND_bytes
 #define RAND_pseudo_bytes hc_RAND_pseudo_bytes
+#define RAND_seed hc_RAND_seed
+#define RAND_set_rand_method hc_RAND_set_rand_method
+#define RAND_get_rand_method hc_RAND_get_rand_method
+#define RAND_set_rand_engine hc_RAND_set_rand_engine
+#define RAND_load_file hc_RAND_load_file
+#define RAND_write_file hc_RAND_write_file
+#define RAND_status hc_RAND_status
+#define RAND_egd hc_RAND_egd
 
 /*
  *
  */
 
-int  RAND_bytes(void *, size_t num);
-int  RAND_pseudo_bytes(void *, size_t);
+typedef struct RAND_METHOD RAND_METHOD;
+
+struct RAND_METHOD
+{
+    void (*seed)(const void *, int);
+    int (*bytes)(unsigned char *, int);
+    void (*cleanup)(void);
+    void (*add)(const void *, int, double);
+    int (*pseudorand)(unsigned char *, int);
+    int (*status)(void);
+};
+
+/*
+ *
+ */
+
+int	RAND_bytes(void *, size_t num);
+int	RAND_pseudo_bytes(void *, size_t);
+void	RAND_seed(const void *, size_t);
+
+int	RAND_set_rand_method(const RAND_METHOD *);
+const RAND_METHOD *
+	RAND_get_rand_method(void);
+int	RAND_set_rand_engine(ENGINE *);
+
+int	RAND_load_file(const char *, size_t);
+int	RAND_write_file(const char *);
+int	RAND_status(void);
+int	RAND_egd(const char *);
+
 
 #endif /* _HEIM_RAND_H */