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diff --git a/security/nss/lib/freebl/mpi/doc/prng.pod b/security/nss/lib/freebl/mpi/doc/prng.pod deleted file mode 100644 index 1ae75da82..000000000 --- a/security/nss/lib/freebl/mpi/doc/prng.pod +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -=head1 NAME - - prng - pseudo-random number generator - -=head1 SYNOPSIS - - prng [count] - -=head1 DESCRIPTION - -B<Prng> generates 32-bit pseudo-random integers using the -Blum-Blum-Shub (BBS) quadratic residue generator. It is seeded using -the standard C library's rand() function, which itself seeded from the -system clock and the process ID number. Thus, the values generated -are not particularly useful for cryptographic applications, but they -are in general much better than the typical output of the usual -multiplicative congruency generator used by most runtime libraries. - -You may optionally specify how many random values should be generated -by giving a I<count> argument on the command line. If you do not -specify a count, only one random value will be generated. The results -are output to the standard output in decimal notation, one value per -line. - -=head1 RESTRICTIONS - -As stated above, B<prng> uses the C library's rand() function to seed -the generator, so it is not terribly suitable for cryptographic -applications. Also note that each time you run the program, a new -seed is generated, so it is better to run it once with a I<count> -parameter than it is to run it multiple times to generate several -values. - -=head1 AUTHOR - - Michael J. Fromberger <sting@linguist.dartmouth.edu> - Copyright (C) 1998 Michael J. Fromberger, All Rights Reserved - Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH USA - - $Date$ - |