Issue #12049: improve RAND_bytes() and RAND_pseudo_bytes() documentation
Add also a security warning in the module random pointing to ssl.RAND_bytes().
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@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ The :mod:`random` module also provides the :class:`SystemRandom` class which
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uses the system function :func:`os.urandom` to generate random numbers
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from sources provided by the operating system.
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.. warning::
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The generators of the :mod:`random` module should not be used for security
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purposes, they are not cryptographic. Use :func:`ssl.RAND_bytes` if you
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require a cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator.
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Bookkeeping functions:
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@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ Random generation
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Returns *num* cryptographically strong pseudo-random bytes.
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Read the Wikipedia article, `Cryptographically secure pseudorandom number
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generator
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<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographically_secure_pseudorandom_number_generator>`_,
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to get the requirements of a cryptographically generator.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. function:: RAND_pseudo_bytes(num)
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is_cryptographic is True if the bytes generated are cryptographically
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strong.
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Generated pseudo-random byte sequences will be unique if they are of
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sufficient length, but are not necessarily unpredictable. They can be used
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for non-cryptographic purposes and for certain purposes in cryptographic
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protocols, but usually not for key generation etc.
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. function:: RAND_status()
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