It looks like this change was a result of Debian bug 792535 [1], which switched the implementation from Crypt::OpenSSL::Random to Bytes::Random::Secure [2].
[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=792535 [2] https://alioth.debian.org/scm/loggerhead/users/cjwatson/makepasswd/trunk/revision/39 ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #792535 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=792535 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1573974 Title: makepasswd hangs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1573974/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs