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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [DISCUSSION] Reliable user-land CSPRNG
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre Joye)

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It should use the session.entropy_file setting as it aims to be the exact
same thing. It also allows custom entropy src (better ones for higher
demands) as well.
On Feb 23, 2015 10:36 PM, "Sammy Kaye Powers" <me@sammyk.me> wrote:

> The RFC to add a user-land API for an easy-to-use and reliable CSPRNG in
> PHP is up for discussion: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/easy_userland_csprng
>
> This proposes adding two methods: `random_bytes()` and `random_int()` that
> return cryptographically secure pseudo-random data.
>
> This has been quite a team effort so far and would love to hear your
> feedback! :)
>
> Thanks,
> Sammy Kaye Powers
> sammyk.me
>
> 230 S Clark St #194
> Chicago, IL 60604
>

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