[issue22542] Use arc4random under OpenBSD for os.urandom() if /dev/urandom is not present

STINNER Victor report at bugs.python.org
Fri Oct 31 02:17:10 CET 2014


STINNER Victor added the comment:

The issue is about the base "if /dev/urandom is not present". How is arc4random() PRNG/CPRNG initialized if /dev/urandom is *not* present?

Can we rely on it if it only uses a poor seed?

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