Random number generation security problem

From: Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:30:58 +0000
Subject: Random number generation security problem
Groups: php.pear.dev 
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See http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/ Quote: > I just grepped through PEAR. 11 times srand() dangerously used and 4 > times mt_srand() dangerously used. So if srand() would become an > alias of mt_srand() the situation is obviously worse than before. If someone has time, please check which packages this are and how we can fix this. -- Regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen Christian Weiske

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