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   Michael S to Michael Sanders   
   Re: srand(0)   
   24 Dec 25 10:51:14   
   
   From: already5chosen@yahoo.com   
      
   On Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:25:42 -0000 (UTC)   
   Michael Sanders  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.   
   > >   
   > > int s;   
   > > read(fd, &s, sizeof(int));   
   >   
   > Thanks John. Wish there was such a 'device' under Windows...   
   >   
      
   There is.   
   Windows XP/Vista/7:   
   https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wincrypt/nf-   
   incrypt-cryptgenrandom   
   Win8 and later:   
   https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/bcrypt/nf-bc   
   ypt-bcryptgenrandom   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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