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Michael Sanders to All

Re: srand(0)

23 Dec 25 14:55:59

   From: porkchop@invalid.foo   
      
   On Tue, 23 Dec 2025 02:17:01 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:39:49 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:   
   >   
   >> I like to just read /dev/urandom when I need a random number. Seem   
   >> easier and more portable across Linux & the *BSDs.   
   >   
   > Not to mention a lot stronger, cryptographically.   
      
   No srand() combined with crypto on my end. Sounds like an invitation   
   to get hacked from everything I've ever read about mixing the two.   
      
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