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Re: Seeding random() randomly
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Re: Seeding random() randomly

  • Subject: Re: Seeding random() randomly
  • From: Scott Ribe <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 22:04:45 -0600
On May 26, 2011, at 9:32 PM, Jens Alfke wrote:

> It’s never a good idea to seed a RNG with something guessable like this.

Not all applications of random() have anything to do with security...

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Scott Ribe
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