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Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] random returns the same number on x86_64 a
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Jim Ursetto |
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Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] random returns the same number on x86_64 all the time |
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Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:34:12 -0600 |
On Feb 29, 2012, at 2:52 PM, Peter Bex wrote:
> I know the manual states random shouldn't be used for security, but
> obviously we're ignoring our own advice in core so we can't expect
> everyone else to heed it.
To be fair, other than the recent hash table randomization, nothing in core
relies on random for more than trivial usage, and for good reason.
Jim