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NAME

6       Crypt::Random::Source - Get weak or strong random data from pluggable
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VERSION

10       version 0.14
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SYNOPSIS

13           use Crypt::Random::Source qw(get_strong);
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15           # get 10 cryptographically strong random bytes from an available source
16           my $bytes = get_strong(10);
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DESCRIPTION

19       This module provides implementations for a number of byte oriented
20       sources of random data.
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22       See Crypt::Random::Source::Factory for a more powerful way to locate
23       sources, and the various sources for specific implementations.
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EXPORTS

26       get
27       get_weak
28       get_strong
29           These functions delegate to a source chosen by an instance of
30           Crypt::Random::Source::Factory, calling get
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CAVEATS

33       In versions prior to 0.13, "rand" could be used as a result of calling
34       "get_weak", or "get", if no random device was available. This implies
35       that not explicitly asking for "get_strong" on a non POSIX operating
36       system (e.g.  Win32 without the Win32 backend) could have resulted in
37       non cryptographically random data.
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39       Relatedly, the characterization of "urandom" as a weak source of
40       randomness is also largely a misconception, see
41       <https://www.2uo.de/myths-about-urandom/> for example.
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SEE ALSO

44       Crypt::Random, Crypt::Util
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SUPPORT

47       Bugs may be submitted through the RT bug tracker
48       <https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Crypt-Random-Source>
49       (or bug-Crypt-Random-Source@rt.cpan.org <mailto:bug-Crypt-Random-
50       Source@rt.cpan.org>).
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AUTHOR

53       יובל קוג'מן (Yuval Kogman) <nothingmuch@woobling.org>
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CONTRIBUTORS

56       •   Karen Etheridge <ether@cpan.org>
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58       •   Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org>
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60       •   Graham Knop <haarg@haarg.org>
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62       •   David Pottage <spudsoup@cpan.org>
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64       •   Max Kanat-Alexander <mkanat@es-compy.(none)>
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66       •   Edward Betts <edward@4angle.com>
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69       This software is copyright (c) 2008 by Yuval Kogman.
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71       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
72       the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
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