Pro:
- Can run in minimal or restricted environment without /dev/urandom
- One less file descriptor
- Blocks if insufficiently seeded (on at least Linux)
Con:
- C code
- Packager needs to decide on random source ( Linux | BSD | OpenSSL )
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Done in our packages since 0.12. No idea what distros do.
Pro: - Can run in minimal or restricted environment without /dev/urandom - One less file descriptor - Blocks if insufficiently seeded (on at least Linux) Con: - C code - Packager needs to decide on random source ( Linux | BSD | OpenSSL )
Done in our packages since 0.12. No idea what distros do.
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