The pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) in SQLite is becoming more important so it seem good to make sure it is well seeded. On Unix this is easy - just open /dev/urandom and read out as much randomness as you need. But I do not know how to do this on win32 and wince. The current implementation seeds the random number generator on these platforms by grabbing a copy of the current system time. See the sqlite3WinRandomSeed() function in os_win.c for details. This is not a very good method for seeding a PRNG.
Can someone with more knowledge of win32 and wince please suggest a better method for seeding the PRNG on those platforms? -- D. Richard Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
