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11/26/2020

08:38 AM Ruby master Misc #17319: Rename Random.urandom to os_random and document random data sources

Thank for explaining the rationale behind the naming, I understand it now.
How would you feel about a patch just t... zofrex (James Sanderson)

11/13/2020

01:20 PM Ruby master Misc #17319: Rename Random.urandom to os_random and document random data sources

I don't think `raw_seed` is name that does a good job of communicating what this method does and what it can be used ... zofrex (James Sanderson)

11/12/2020

08:40 AM Ruby master Misc #17319: Rename Random.urandom to os_random and document random data sources

I hear what you're saying about communicating that it is not coming from `/dev/random`. It's hard to communicate all ... zofrex (James Sanderson)

11/11/2020

03:49 PM Ruby master Misc #17319: Rename Random.urandom to os_random and document random data sources

[PR here](https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/3760) zofrex (James Sanderson)

03:47 PM Ruby master Misc #17319 (Rejected): Rename Random.urandom to os_random and document random data sources

SecureRandom gets randomness from `Random.urandom`, which is a confusing name because `urandom` only uses /dev/urando... zofrex (James Sanderson)