[Python-checkins] cpython (2.7): Closes #15213: update comment for _PyOS_URandom

[georg.brandl]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3e5078c3784e
changeset:   86106:3e5078c3784e
branch:      2.7
user:        Georg Brandl <georg at python.org>
date:        Sun Oct 06 18:43:19 2013 +0200
summary:
  Closes #15213: update comment for _PyOS_URandom

files:
  Doc/library/os.rst |  5 +++--
  Python/random.c    |  5 +++--
  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -2501,8 +2501,9 @@
    This function returns random bytes from an OS-specific randomness source.  The
    returned data should be unpredictable enough for cryptographic applications,
    though its exact quality depends on the OS implementation.  On a UNIX-like
-   system this will query /dev/urandom, and on Windows it will use CryptGenRandom.
-   If a randomness source is not found, :exc:`NotImplementedError` will be raised.
+   system this will query ``/dev/urandom``, and on Windows it will use
+   ``CryptGenRandom()``.  If a randomness source is not found,
+   :exc:`NotImplementedError` will be raised.
 
    For an easy-to-use interface to the random number generator
    provided by your platform, please see :class:`random.SystemRandom`.
diff --git a/Python/random.c b/Python/random.c
--- a/Python/random.c
+++ b/Python/random.c
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@
     }
 }
 
-/* Fill buffer with size pseudo-random bytes, not suitable for cryptographic
-   use, from the operating random number generator (RNG).
+/* Fill buffer with size pseudo-random bytes from the operating system random
+   number generator (RNG). It is suitable for for most cryptographic purposes
+   except long living private keys for asymmetric encryption.
 
    Return 0 on success, raise an exception and return -1 on error. */
 int

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