NAME
- random: randomint, randombuf - random number generation
SYNOPSIS
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include "security.m"; random := load Random Random->PATH; randomint: fn(which: int): int; randombuf: fn(which, n: int): array of byte;
DESCRIPTION
- Randomint and randombuf return random or not-quite-random data obtained from /dev/random or /dev/notquiterandom. Randomint returns a random integer; randombuf returns an array of length n filled with random bytes. In both functions, which may be either ReallyRandom or NotQuiteRandom to select the random data source.
FILES
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/dev/random
/dev/notquiterandom SOURCE
- /appl/lib/random.b
SEE ALSO
- rand(2), cons(3)
| SECURITY-RANDOM(2) | Rev: Tue Jan 29 13:11:44 GMT 2008 |