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./wip/p5-BSD-arc4random, Perl interface to the arc4 random number generator

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Branch: CURRENT, Version: 1.50, Package name: p5-BSD-arc4random-1.50, Maintainer: bsiegert

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.


Required to run:
[lang/perl5]

Master sites:

SHA1: d7472ce6306572965f041d37437b8be3446294da
RMD160: 794d4f799e769b7d11ccc79ba733c190868df664
Filesize: 14.094 KB

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   2012-06-02 17:41:35 by Benny Siegert | Files touched by this commit (3) | Package removed
Log message:
This has now been added to pkgsrc proper, delete here.
   2012-05-14 11:25:50 by Thomas Klausner | Files touched by this commit (1) 
Log message:
CATEGORY: - wip, + security
(wip is not a valid CATEGORY).
   2012-05-09 16:06:48 by Benny Siegert | Files touched by this commit (3) 
Log message:
Add a port for BSD::arc4random version 1.50. From DESCR:

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.