Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 18:38:41 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Nicolas Blais <nb_root@videotron.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: srandomdev() vs srandom() vs arc4random() Message-ID: <20050525013841.GA11215@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <200505242135.57579.nb_root@videotron.ca> References: <200505242113.54226.nb_root@videotron.ca> <20050525011818.GA7992@xor.obsecurity.org> <200505242135.57579.nb_root@videotron.ca>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 09:35:37PM -0400, Nicolas Blais wrote: > > arc4random() should produce higher quality randomness, although > > srandom() may be good enough for your needs. > > > > > Finally, is there is a way to check if the call srandomdev() exists on > > > other OSes? > > > > Sure, compile a test app in your configure script :-) > > > > Kris > > Thanks, > I'm assuming arc4random() is also limited to *BSD? I have no idea. Try it and see. Kris [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCk9chWry0BWjoQKURAiW3AJ9SR4zOAEIaQw5FKNpQltYbeHLB6ACfW3DX 6woCM1RCSQBlGGnl2zjwONc= =yLEQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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