Re: [Firebird-devel] Function to generate random bytes

2021-05-24 Thread Leyne, Sean
> On 23-05-2021 19:58, Leyne, Sean wrote: > > A comment from a "simple language" POV. > > > > While "IV" or "Initialization Vector" are the technically correct terms, I > > would > suggest that we use the term "seed" or "salt" instead. > > > > A much simpler terms that directly convey purpose,

Re: [Firebird-devel] Function to generate random bytes

2021-05-24 Thread Mark Rotteveel
On 23-05-2021 19:58, Leyne, Sean wrote: A comment from a "simple language" POV. While "IV" or "Initialization Vector" are the technically correct terms, I would suggest that we use the term "seed" or "salt" instead. A much simpler terms that directly convey purpose, without needing for someone

Re: [Firebird-devel] Function to generate random bytes

2021-05-23 Thread Leyne, Sean
Mark, > I was polishing the Language Reference for Firebird 4.0, and I noticed that we > seem to be missing a function to use with ENCRYPT: > > A function to generate a BINARY (or VARBINARY) of a specified size populated > with random bytes (from a secure random number generator). A lot of > encr