Talk:/dev/random: Revision history

4 March 2025

• curprev 16:0316:03, 4 March 2025 Artoria2e5 talk contribs 41,352 bytes +252 →Confusion: Reply undo Tag: Reply

19 August 2024

• curprev 23:3623:36, 19 August 2024 Jonesey95 talk contribs 41,100 bytes +7 Fix Linter errors. undo

6 February 2024

• curprev 05:4705:47, 6 February 2024 Artoria2e5 talk contribs 41,093 bytes +419 →/dev/urandom is what you want to use for long-term cryptographic keys: aa undo
• curprev 05:3005:30, 6 February 2024 Artoria2e5 talk contribs 40,674 bytes +572 →/dev/urandom is what you want to use for long-term cryptographic keys: Reply undo Tag: Reply

16 January 2024

• curprev 22:1622:16, 16 January 2024 Jlwoodwa talk contribs 40,102 bytes +21 +wpbs undo

29 January 2023

• curprev 04:3704:37, 29 January 2023 41.36.4.129 talk 40,081 bytes +172 →Python Code: Reply undo Tag: Reply

20 May 2022

• curprev 03:5703:57, 20 May 2022 MalnadachBot talk contribs m 39,909 bytes +28 Fixed Lint errors. (Task 12) undo Tag: AWB

17 February 2022

• curprev 23:0623:06, 17 February 2022 Ixfd64 talk contribs 39,881 bytes −24 article has images undo

7 February 2022

• curprev 09:3709:37, 7 February 2022 AstroMark talk contribs 39,905 bytes +708 →Confusing Lead: new section undo

9 July 2021

• curprev 11:3311:33, 9 July 2021 Liverpoolpics talk contribs 39,197 bytes +24 reqphoto undo

25 March 2021

• curprev 15:0715:07, 25 March 2021 Crtn32002 talk contribs 39,173 bytes +278 →AKJK-Android-DATA: new section undo Tag: New topic

23 July 2020

• curprev 19:2819:28, 23 July 2020 Hpfeil talk contribs 38,895 bytes +948 →Update needed: new section undo

23 November 2019

• curprev 21:1621:16, 23 November 2019 Auctoris talk contribs 37,947 bytes +695 Added section about macOS no longer using Yarrow. undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

3 October 2019

• curprev 19:5319:53, 3 October 2019 MrDemeanour talk contribs 37,252 bytes +350 →Confusion undo
• curprev 19:4919:49, 3 October 2019 MrDemeanour talk contribs 36,902 bytes +26 →Confusion undo
• curprev 19:4719:47, 3 October 2019 MrDemeanour talk contribs 36,876 bytes +66 →Confusion undo
• curprev 19:4219:42, 3 October 2019 MrDemeanour talk contribs 36,810 bytes +14 →Confusion undo
• curprev 19:4119:41, 3 October 2019 MrDemeanour talk contribs 36,796 bytes +5,574 →Confusion: Attempt to dispel widely-believed confusion about Linux kernel RNGs undo

23 May 2019

• curprev 07:2707:27, 23 May 2019 Guy Harris talk contribs 31,222 bytes +609 →UNIX systems?: There's not sign of it in AT&T UNIX as of SVR4.2, nor is there any sign of it in the Single UNIX Standard, so it doesn't appear to be a generic "UNIX" or even "UN*X" thing. undo
• curprev 04:4704:47, 23 May 2019 Vid2vid talk contribs 30,613 bytes +657 →UNIX systems?: Wondering why there's no section in this wiki article for *nix / Unix, superseding (chronologically) Linux.. undo

11 February 2019

• curprev 02:0602:06, 11 February 2019 GreenC bot talk contribs 29,956 bytes +54 Add 3 {{reflist-talk}} (via reftalk bot) undo

8 December 2016

• curprev 13:4913:49, 8 December 2016 Zazpot talk contribs 29,902 bytes +50 Undid revision 753651258 by 77.86.34.245 (talk) Revert breach of WP:TPO undo
• curprev 12:5012:50, 8 December 2016 77.86.34.245 talk 29,852 bytes −50 →Other operating systems undo

16 October 2016

• curprev 20:2320:23, 16 October 2016 Widefox talk contribs 29,902 bytes +62 Assessment: Computing: class=C, software-importance=Mid, security=y, security-importance=High (assisted) undo

29 March 2016

• curprev 16:1316:13, 29 March 2016 SineBot talk contribs m 29,840 bytes +276 Signing comment by 138.4.128.32 - "→/dev/urandom not used for cryptographically secure random number generation: " undo
• curprev 16:1216:12, 29 March 2016 138.4.128.32 talk 29,564 bytes +66 →/dev/urandom not used for cryptographically secure random number generation undo

29 September 2015

• curprev 14:2714:27, 29 September 2015 VoodooKobra talk contribs m 29,498 bytes +92 →/dev/urandom is what you want to use for long-term cryptographic keys undo
• curprev 14:2614:26, 29 September 2015 VoodooKobra talk contribs 29,406 bytes +458 →/dev/urandom is what you want to use for long-term cryptographic keys: new section undo

7 August 2015

• curprev 07:4307:43, 7 August 2015 2001:638:401:102:250:56ff:feb2:39c6 talk 28,948 bytes +442 Citation needed for OpenBSD arc4 section: Citation adjusted undo

30 July 2015

• curprev 08:3208:32, 30 July 2015 2001:638:401:102:250:56ff:feb2:39c6 talk 28,506 bytes +2,107 Inititial definition considered harmful undo

6 March 2015

• curprev 20:2120:21, 6 March 2015 68.228.152.83 talk 26,399 bytes −1 →Others uses of /devv/random and /dev/urandom undo

5 November 2014

• curprev 15:0215:02, 5 November 2014 SineBot talk contribs m 26,400 bytes +273 Signing comment by 79.6.154.127 - "FreeBSD switching yarrow=>fortuna (both atm)" undo
• curprev 15:0115:01, 5 November 2014 79.6.154.127 talk 26,127 bytes +257 FreeBSD switching yarrow=>fortuna (both atm) undo

28 April 2014

• curprev 09:2209:22, 28 April 2014 Dhke talk contribs 25,870 bytes +965 No edit summary undo

10 March 2014

• curprev 21:1921:19, 10 March 2014 SineBot talk contribs m 24,905 bytes +306 Signing comment by 176.198.227.115 - "→Add /dev/urandom article: " undo
• curprev 21:1721:17, 10 March 2014 176.198.227.115 talk 24,599 bytes +108 →Add /dev/urandom article undo
• curprev 07:2907:29, 10 March 2014 SineBot talk contribs m 24,491 bytes +306 Signing comment by 217.237.185.168 - "" undo
• curprev 07:2807:28, 10 March 2014 217.237.185.168 talk 24,185 bytes +108 No edit summary undo

24 September 2013

• curprev 18:3218:32, 24 September 2013 Widefox talk contribs 24,077 bytes +66 proj / rate undo

13 August 2013

• curprev 22:1922:19, 13 August 2013 Manishearth talk contribs 24,011 bytes +687 →Removed Weaknesses section: new section undo
• curprev 22:0622:06, 13 August 2013 Lamellae talk contribs 23,324 bytes +314 →Should this all really be in the FreeBSD section? undo

13 May 2013

• curprev 20:3520:35, 13 May 2013 SineBot talk contribs m 23,010 bytes +286 Signing comment by Zacts - "→Citation needed for OpenBSD arc4 section: new section" undo
• curprev 20:3420:34, 13 May 2013 Zacts~enwiki talk contribs 22,724 bytes +280 →Citation needed for OpenBSD arc4 section: new section undo

28 February 2013

• curprev 19:5919:59, 28 February 2013 Ytrezq talk contribs 22,444 bytes +370 →Update needed: new section undo

28 December 2012

• curprev 20:1320:13, 28 December 2012 James086 talk contribs m 22,074 bytes +3 Wikiproject article assessment using AWB undo

6 November 2012

• curprev 15:5015:50, 6 November 2012 Lyle Stephan talk contribs 22,071 bytes +231 No edit summary undo

5 November 2012

• curprev 20:4420:44, 5 November 2012 Nageh talk contribs 21,840 bytes +33 →Cross-article contradiction undo
• curprev 20:4120:41, 5 November 2012 Nageh talk contribs 21,807 bytes +36 →Cross-article contradiction undo
• curprev 20:3720:37, 5 November 2012 Nageh talk contribs 21,771 bytes +237 →Cross-article contradiction undo
• curprev 18:5618:56, 5 November 2012 Nageh talk contribs 21,534 bytes +62 →Cross-article contradiction undo