[Python-checkins] cpython (3.3): Issue #16190: fix random module recommendation to use ssl.RAND_bytes().

antoine.pitrou python-checkins at python.org
Fri Aug 16 19:21:35 CEST 2013


http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/9df0501fab35
changeset:   85190:9df0501fab35
branch:      3.3
parent:      85186:3105b78d3434
user:        Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net>
date:        Fri Aug 16 19:19:40 2013 +0200
summary:
  Issue #16190: fix random module recommendation to use ssl.RAND_bytes().

files:
  Doc/library/random.rst |  6 +++---
  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/random.rst b/Doc/library/random.rst
--- a/Doc/library/random.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/random.rst
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
 
 .. warning::
 
-   The generators of the :mod:`random` module should not be used for security
-   purposes. Use :func:`ssl.RAND_bytes` if you require a cryptographically
-   secure pseudorandom number generator.
+   The pseudo-random generators of this module should not be used for
+   security purposes.  Use :func:`os.urandom` or :class:`SystemRandom` if
+   you require a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator.
 
 
 Bookkeeping functions:

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