[issue44611] CPython uses deprecated randomness API

STINNER Victor added the comment: Thanks for this change, I like the fact that hCryptProv variable could be removed! -- ___ Python tracker ___

[issue44611] CPython uses deprecated randomness API

STINNER Victor added the comment: Would it be possible to document in os.urandom() documentation that the BCryptGenRandom() function is used on Windows with the "system-preferred random number generator algorithm"? (I don't think that we should mention the BCRYPT_USE_SYSTEM_PREFERRED_RNG

[issue44611] CPython uses deprecated randomness API

Łukasz Langa added the comment: New changeset 4463fa2fa111e03f7ec47e6e9d433104aa943605 by Dong-hee Na in branch 'main': bpo-44611: Update docs for os and whatsnew 3.11 (#27314) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/4463fa2fa111e03f7ec47e6e9d433104aa943605 -- nosy: +lukasz.langa

[issue44611] CPython uses deprecated randomness API

Change by Dong-hee Na : -- pull_requests: +25859 pull_request: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/27314 ___ Python tracker ___

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Change by Dong-hee Na : -- resolution: -> fixed stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ ___

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Dong-hee Na added the comment: New changeset 906fe47083bc9ab7ed2b70c99c1b0daad021f126 by Dong-hee Na in branch 'main': bpo-44611: Use BCryptGenRandom instead of CryptGenRandom on Windows (GH-27168) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/906fe47083bc9ab7ed2b70c99c1b0daad021f126 --

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Dong-hee Na added the comment: @tim.peters Can you please take a look at GH-27168? I would like to get your review before merging this PR :) -- ___ Python tracker ___

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Dan Stromberg added the comment: Yes, cng-portal. On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 3:24 PM Thomas Grainger wrote: > > Thomas Grainger added the comment: > > https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccng/cng-portal ? > > -- > nosy: +graingert > >

[issue44611] CPython uses deprecated randomness API

Thomas Grainger added the comment: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccng/cng-portal ? -- nosy: +graingert ___ Python tracker ___

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Tim Peters added the comment: Dan, the Microsoft URL in your message gives a 404 for me. Did you perhaps mean to end it with "cng-portal" (instead of "cng-por")? -- nosy: +tim.peters ___ Python tracker

[issue44611] CPython uses deprecated randomness API

New submission from Dan Stromberg : CPython 3.9 uses CryptGenRandom(), which has been deprecated by Microsoft. I'm told the randomness produced by CryptGenRandom() is fine, but Microsoft has introduced a newer API for getting randomness. For these reasons, Python/bootstrap_hash.c should be