From eb7a97c48e34dd3b68a8b2db5839699d43642ec4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Berker Peksag Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:19:13 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Issue #23025: Add a mention of os.urandom to RAND_bytes and RAND_pseudo_bytes docs. Patch by Alex Gaynor. --- Doc/library/ssl.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/library/ssl.rst b/Doc/library/ssl.rst index 465bf8f219a..141dcb2c890 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) `_, @@ -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()