Re: /dev/random in 2.4.6

From: Doug McNaught (doug@wireboard.com)
Date: Mon Aug 20 2001 - 10:25:29 EST

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Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com> writes:

> Why don't we also switch to a cryptographically secure algorithm for
> /dev/urandom?

It IS cryptographically secure. Have you ever read the manpage?

-Doug

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