[issue27297] Add support for /dev/random to "secrets"

[Larry Hastings]

Larry Hastings added the comment:

So, you assert getrandom(0) and getrandom(GRND_RANDOM) return random bits of identically high quality?

I'm curious about this political pressure you cite.  It seems bizarre to me that the Linux developers would bow to such a thing, given how they behave on... well, every other topic.  Can you point me towards resources about this political squabble?

p.s. Yes, I've re-read the "myths about urandom" page many times this week.  But there are enough experts on both sides of the topic that I don't know what to believe anymore.  Certainly I'm happy to leave it to you guys.

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