Branch: refs/heads/blead
Home: https://github.com/Perl/perl5
Commit: 16357f7bef073667e5bd2316408a6a004055174b
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/16357f7bef073667e5bd2316408a6a004055174b
Author: Robert Rothenberg <[email protected]>
Date: 2026-05-12 (Tue, 12 May 2026)
Changed paths:
M pod/perlfunc.pod
Log Message:
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Revise the description of the rand() function
The wording has not disuaded people from using it for security-related
purposes, so the description needs to be rewritten.
The word "cryptographic" suggests cryptography, and the wording should
spell out examples of security-related applications that it should not
be used for.
It should also emphasize that the output of it is predictable and that
systems which rely on it are easily broken.
This is not some theoretical hand-waving exercise.
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