Python and crypto-strength random numbers by default
Python and crypto-strength random numbers by default
[Security] Posted Sep 16, 2015 17:26 UTC (Wed) by jake
There are various types of random number generators (RNGs) that target different use cases, but a programming language can only have one default. For high-security random numbers (e.g. cryptographic keys and the like), it is a grievous error to use the wrong kind of RNG, while other use cases are typically more forgiving. The Python community is in the middle of a debate about how it should be handling random numbers within the language's standard library.
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