[google-appengine] Re: Generating cryptographically strong random numbers

I filed a request for a well-documented cryptographically strong random number generator, or at least a quality entropy source: http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=1055 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribe

[google-appengine] Re: Generating cryptographically strong random numbers

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009, Chris Tan wrote: >> For an estimate of the required sample size, see "A Cryptographic >> Compendium" by J. Savard, section "The Mersenne Twister" >> , subsection called >> "Applications to Cryptography". He writes: >> >> "Despite t

[google-appengine] Re: Generating cryptographically strong random numbers

On Jan 18, 5:54 am, "Alexander Konovalenko" wrote: > Thanks for you reply, Chris. I thought there wouldn't be any which is > kind of sad. > No problem. I thought it was an interesting question :) > On Sun, Jan 18, 2009, Chris Tan wrote: > > > According to the docs, "On a UNIX-like system this

[google-appengine] Re: Generating cryptographically strong random numbers

Thanks for you reply, Chris. I thought there wouldn't be any which is kind of sad. On Sun, Jan 18, 2009, Chris Tan wrote: > > According to the docs, "On a UNIX-like system this will query /dev/ > urandom": > http://docs.python.org/library/os.html Sure. The question is what kernel do they run th

[google-appengine] Re: Generating cryptographically strong random numbers

According to the docs, "On a UNIX-like system this will query /dev/ urandom": http://docs.python.org/library/os.html These libraries may also be of interest to you: http://docs.python.org/library/crypto.html http://docs.python.org/library/random.html http://docs.python.org/library/uuid.html Pers