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Subject: Re: [boost] New Boost.XInt Library, request preliminary review
From: Scott McMurray (me22.ca+boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-26 23:35:36
On 26 March 2010 19:45, Chad Nelson <chad.thecomfychair_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> So again, given that it's going to be less secure, is there a better
> choice than the Mersenne Twister for systems where no random device is
> available?
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Why not simply accept a Boost.Random (P)RNG, so the users can decide
how random they want it to be? If you provide something that you
expect will be used for security, it's a *feature* for it to fail when
there's no CRNG available.
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