From: chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/24/2025 12:51 AM, Michael S wrote:   
   > 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/n   
   -wincrypt-cryptgenrandom   
   > Win8 and later:   
   > https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/bcrypt/nf-   
   crypt-bcryptgenrandom   
   >   
   >   
      
   CSPRNG, vs an actual TRNG?   
      
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