I see that the UNIX version of RAND_poll uses /dev/urandom by default (see
the definition of DEVRANDOM in e_os.h and its use in rand_win.c).

Can someone explain to me the difference between /dev/random and
/dev/urandom or point me to a reference. I am particularly interested in
when each blocks and the amount of entropy each supplies. Thanks.

Frank
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