@canadianbryan @staatsgeheim If you're worried sw needing csprng is using rand(), make it error at compile time without -D_ALLOW_RAND.
@staatsgeheim @canadianbryan They broke valid correct programs for a false sense of fixing hopelessly broken ones.
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@staatsgeheim@canadianbryan No, they weren't. rand() is for REPRODUCIBLE, DETERMINISTIC prng use. Anything using it for entropy is broken. -
@staatsgeheim@canadianbryan Things like random image generators where you want to reproduce the same image with the same seed. -
@staatsgeheim@canadianbryan Or statistical simulations that need to be reproducible. -
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@staatsgeheim@canadianbryan It's not "backwards compatible" if you need to change correct portable programs to use nonstd obsd apis. -
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@staatsgeheim@canadianbryan No, you're the one who wants to sacrifice the safety of correct software with delusions of fixing hopeless crap - 2 more replies
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@staatsgeheim@canadianbryan Any sw using rand() where csprng is needed has MUCH BIGGER issues and simply cannot be used without full audit.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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