[Cryptography] OpenSSL CSPRNG work

[Dennis E. Hamilton]

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> bounces+dennis.hamilton=acm.org at metzdowd.com] On Behalf Of Jon Callas
> Sent: Sunday, July 2, 2017 22:16
> Subject: Re: [Cryptography] OpenSSL CSPRNG work
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> 
> 	On Jul 2, 2017, at 2:46 PM, Mark Steward <marksteward at gmail.com
> <mailto:marksteward at gmail.com> > wrote:
> 
> 	I think Watson Ladd's point will be missed so to call it out again:
> in the context of this discussion, arc4random is a placeholder for
> ChaCha20 or newer replacement, as it is in OpenBSD 5.5+. It doesn't mean
> RC4.
> 
> 
> I'm sorry.
> 
> arc4random(3) is a function in stdlib.h. Look at the man pages.
> 
> If you mean some suitable PRF/PRP to be named later, say so.
> 
> Jon
> 
[orcmid] 

Well, the "std" in "stdlib" apparently doesn't mean what some might think.  And, how about this "man" page: <http://arc4random.com/>.  

 - Dennis