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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] libmcrypt: abandonware?
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On 11/12/14 20:44, Leigh wrote:
> I actually think a generic random bytes function outside of any
> cryptographic extensions would be a good idea. Even mcrypt seems like
> overkill if all you want is random strings.
mcrypt_create_iv should be left as an alias to that function, even if no mcrypt extension is available.