> Well not really... /dev/random is a true random number > (unless you're on a system which links it to /dev/urandom, > which is a pseudo random # generator). /dev/random can > generate true random numbers by getting it's data from > mouse/keyboard movements, and also you can some hardware which > generates random numbers from static, etc. I'm not sure > exactly what the crypto API does, but I doubt if it's truly > random.
Software alone can not generate random numbers. That was my point. Again, there isn't anything specific to Unix about this, and there are libraries on Windows which can accept external (presumably random) input to generate random numbers. It's my understanding that the MS CryptoAPI does support this functionality, if you want it to. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:4/messageid:246141 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
