Hi, Terry/All,
I was just wonder how random is VFP's random number generator?
I'm sure it's a pseudo-random-number generator, but to what
degree? Besides the initial seed, can we feed the thing a seed
array for better entropy? I'm kinda wondering what's the period
of the generator? What I'm getting at is this: How secure is
the generator, and would anyone say it's good enough for encryption
purposes?
Randall
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Randall Jouett
Amateur/Ham Radio: AB5NI
I eat spaghetti code out of a bit bucket while sitting at a hash table! Someone
asked me if I needed salt, and I said, "I'm not into encryption." :^)