Re: [PATCH] using arc4random for strong randomness matters.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: David CARLIER <devnexen(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] using arc4random for strong randomness matters.
Date: 2017-11-22 16:06:17
Message-ID: 22165.1511366777@sss.pgh.pa.us
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David CARLIER <devnexen(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I m not against as such that depends of the implementation but I ve seen in
> quick glance it s RC4 ?

More generally, why should we bother with an additional implementation?
Is this better than /dev/urandom, and if so why?

regards, tom lane

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