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diff --git a/Doc/library/ssl.rst b/Doc/library/ssl.rst index 465bf8f..141dcb2 100644 --- a/Doc/library/ssl.rst +++ b/Doc/library/ssl.rst @@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ Random generation can be used to check the status of the PRNG and :func:`RAND_add` can be used to seed the PRNG. + For almost all applications :func:`os.urandom` is preferable. + Read the Wikipedia article, `Cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator (CSPRNG) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographically_secure_pseudorandom_number_generator>`_, @@ -311,6 +313,8 @@ Random generation for non-cryptographic purposes and for certain purposes in cryptographic protocols, but usually not for key generation etc. + For almost all applications :func:`os.urandom` is preferable. + .. versionadded:: 3.3 .. function:: RAND_status() |