Seeds

[Mike Steed]

> From: Ivan Van Laningham [mailto:ivanlan at home.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 6:53 AM
> To: Python Mailing List
> Subject: Seeds
> 
> 
> Hi All--
> What's the best way to obtain seeds for random number generators?

Depending on how serious you are about randomness, you may want to use a
hardware source (e.g., an audio input device).  See 8.7 in the following
document:

   http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cryptography-faq/part08/

> <11001101>-ly y'rs,
> Ivan

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