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Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 13:11:59 -0800
From: Michal Zalewski <lcamtuf@...edump.cx>
To: oss-security <oss-security@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: random number generators - rand(), random(), etc

> https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2014-11/msg00143.html

In general, rand() and random() are not backed by cryptosafe PRNGs and
should not be used for security purposes.

/mz

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