[Python-checkins] cpython (merge default -> default): Merge heads

serhiy.storchaka python-checkins at python.org
Fri Apr 10 15:23:14 CEST 2015


https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/96d9a2a48907
changeset:   95532:96d9a2a48907
parent:      95530:a3e7f1d0b6d9
parent:      95523:7aa42cea8968
user:        Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com>
date:        Fri Apr 10 16:22:03 2015 +0300
summary:
  Merge heads

files:
  Doc/library/ssl.rst |  4 ++++
  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/ssl.rst b/Doc/library/ssl.rst
--- a/Doc/library/ssl.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ssl.rst
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@
    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 @@
    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()

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