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diff --git a/security/p5-BSD-arc4random/DESCR b/security/p5-BSD-arc4random/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a20201f3056 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/p5-BSD-arc4random/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +This module provides a Perl API for the BSDs' arc4random(3) suite +of functions and adds a few high-level functions, such as the new +arc4random_uniform(3). The Perl functions are ithreads-safe (only +if threads::shared is required). Scalars can be tied to this pak- +kage, yielding uniformly distributed random numbers with an arbi- +trary upper bound on read access, contributing to the RC4 entropy +pool on write access. An exported global $RANDOM variable returns +15-bit unsigned random numbers, from [0; 32767], similar to mksh. +Furthermore, Perl's internal PRNG is seeded with entropy obtained +from the arc4random generator once on module load time. |