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- Subject: Re: [proposal] Concerns about math.random
- From: "Liam Devine" <liamdevine@...>
- Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 10:48:47 -0000
On 22/03/14 10:16, Jeremy Ong wrote:
>
> That said,
> I think the documentation should make it clear that math.random will
> not produce good results and shouldn't be used for any crypto
> whatsoever.
>
Well, it basically already says that in a clear mannor:
"This function is an interface to the simple pseudo-random generator
function rand provided by Standard C. (No guarantees can be given for
its statistical properties.)"
--
Liam
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