Yes, this thread will last until next year, when someone just tells us to use the randomString() api and not try to reinvent the wheel.
On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 1:02 AM, Jorge <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 18, 2012, at 7:10 AM, Aleksander Adamowski wrote: > > On Wednesday, August 3, 2011 12:15:32 PM UTC+2, Jorge wrote: > >> From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//dev/random : "The intent is to > serve as a cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator, > delivering output with entropy as large as possible. This is suggested for > use in generating cryptographic keys for high-value or long-term protection" > >> > >> $ node > >> >function getRandomBytes (howMany) { > >> var fs= require('fs'); > >> var bytes= new Buffer(howMany); > >> var fd= fs.openSync('/dev/random', 'r'); > > > > This is unnecessary, node.js crypto API has a > http://nodejs.org/docs/v0.6.1/api/crypto.html#randomBytes function that > uses OpenSSL RAND_bytes() to handle this task correctly. > > <snip> > > I wrote that on August 3, 2011, now look at the date of this: > > $ git log --grep 'implement randomBytes' > commit c4eaf7e5a90e0b923c5b1aff3ccef09c8ea064a9 > Author: Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> > Date: Thu Sep 22 20:33:58 2011 +0200 > > crypto: implement randomBytes() and pseudoRandomBytes() > > :-P > > Cheers, > -- > Jorge. > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
