Let us start here, from square one. No, from Zero!

util/crypt.h

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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace crypt {
+    extern bool INITIALIZED;
+
+    void init();
+    void dispose();
+    void random_bytes(void *data, size_t length);
+    std::string base64_encode(const uint8_t *ptr, size_t length);
+}