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diff --git a/pipermail/pycrypto/2010q3/000270.html b/pipermail/pycrypto/2010q3/000270.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b5bdd5b --- /dev/null +++ b/pipermail/pycrypto/2010q3/000270.html @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> +<HTML> + <HEAD> + <TITLE> [pycrypto] winrandom alternative (Namely for 64-bit Windows) + </TITLE> + <LINK REL="Index" HREF="index.html" > + <LINK REL="made" HREF="mailto:pycrypto%40lists.dlitz.net?Subject=%5Bpycrypto%5D%20winrandom%20alternative%20%28Namely%20for%2064-bit%20Windows%29&In-Reply-To="> + <META NAME="robots" CONTENT="index,nofollow"> + <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> + <LINK REL="Previous" HREF="000269.html"> + <LINK REL="Next" HREF="000272.html"> + </HEAD> + <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> + <H1>[pycrypto] winrandom alternative (Namely for 64-bit Windows)</H1> + <B>Larry Bates</B> + <A HREF="mailto:pycrypto%40lists.dlitz.net?Subject=%5Bpycrypto%5D%20winrandom%20alternative%20%28Namely%20for%2064-bit%20Windows%29&In-Reply-To=" + TITLE="[pycrypto] winrandom alternative (Namely for 64-bit Windows)">larry.bates at vitalesafe.com + </A><BR> + <I>Fri Aug 27 12:55:12 CST 2010</I> + <P><UL> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="000269.html">[pycrypto] winrandom alternative (Namely for 64-bit Windows +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="000272.html">[pycrypto] announcing pycryptopp-0.5.20 +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#270">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#270">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#270">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#270">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + <HR> +<!--beginarticle--> +<PRE>Seems that things might be slightly more complicated than I first thought. Here +is a good thread that covers the topic: + +<A HREF="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/python/python/663631">http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/python/python/663631</A> + +Hope info helps, +Larry Bates +vitalEsafe, Inc. + +-----Original Message----- +From: Larry Bates [mailto:<A HREF="http://lists.dlitz.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pycrypto">larry.bates at vitalesafe.com</A>] +Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:50 PM +To: '<A HREF="http://lists.dlitz.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pycrypto">pycrypto at lists.dlitz.net</A>' +Cc: '<A HREF="http://lists.dlitz.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pycrypto">dlitz at dlitz.net</A>' +Subject: winrandom alternative (Namely for 64-bit Windows + +os.urandom works on my 64-bit Windows 7 machine (ActiveState Python V2.7). + +I think you can use the following to determine if 32/64bit: + +import platform +if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit': + # + # Do 64 bit stuff here + # +else: + # + # Do 32 bit stuff here + # + +Larry Bates +vitalEsafe, Inc. + + +Message: 1 +Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:02:15 -0400 +From: "Dwayne C. Litzenberger" <<A HREF="http://lists.dlitz.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pycrypto">dlitz at dlitz.net</A>> +Subject: Re: [pycrypto] winrandom alternative (Namely for 64-bit + Windows) +To: PyCrypto discussion list <<A HREF="http://lists.dlitz.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pycrypto">pycrypto at lists.dlitz.net</A>> +Message-ID: <<A HREF="http://lists.dlitz.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pycrypto">20100827050215.GA4397 at rivest.dlitz.net</A>> +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed + +On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 04:03:33PM -0400, Gregory Taylor wrote: +><i>As you are probably aware of, PyCrypto tries to download/compile +</I>><i>winrandom, which can be a problem for many that lack a compiler. As an +</I>><i>alternative for those who can't/won't install winrandom, I put together a +</I>><i>ctypes equivalent that doesn't require compilation like the original +</I>><i>winrandom. This new module aims to be functionally equivalent in every way +</I>><i>to winrandom, but accesses the Windows-specific cryptography library +</I>><i>through ctypes rather than a compiled Python C extension module. +</I> +Does os.urandom work on Win64? We could just use that if someone would +help me with the OS detection (see lib/Crypto/Random/OSRNG/__init__.py). + +-- +Dwayne C. Litzenberger <<A HREF="http://lists.dlitz.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pycrypto">dlitz at dlitz.net</A>> + OpenPGP: 19E1 1FE8 B3CF F273 ED17 4A24 928C EC13 39C2 5CF7 + + + +</PRE> + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="000269.html">[pycrypto] winrandom alternative (Namely for 64-bit Windows +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="000272.html">[pycrypto] announcing pycryptopp-0.5.20 +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#270">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#270">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#270">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#270">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="http://lists.dlitz.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pycrypto">More information about the pycrypto +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |