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-rw-r--r--src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.39
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
index fdb78848d8..f66c4ce90a 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
25.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 25.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
26.\" SUCH DAMAGE. 26.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
27.\" 27.\"
28.\" $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.21 2013/06/05 03:39:23 tedu Exp $ 28.\" $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.22 2014/07/13 14:24:23 tedu Exp $
29.\" 29.\"
30.Dd $Mdocdate: June 5 2013 $ 30.Dd $Mdocdate: July 13 2014 $
31.Dt RANDOM 3 31.Dt RANDOM 3
32.Os 32.Os
33.Sh NAME 33.Sh NAME
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ as the seed.
89.Pp 89.Pp
90The 90The
91.Fn srandomdev 91.Fn srandomdev
92routine initializes a state array using 92switches to an algorithm using state derived from
93random numbers obtained from the kernel, 93random numbers obtained from the kernel.
94suitable for cryptographic use.
95Note that this particular seeding procedure can generate 94Note that this particular seeding procedure can generate
96states which are impossible to reproduce by calling 95states which are impossible to reproduce by calling
97.Fn srandom 96.Fn srandom