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refer rnd(4), not random(4).

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itojun 2002-05-24 14:37:19 +00:00
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.\" $NetBSD: arc4random.3,v 1.3 2002/05/24 09:45:00 wiz Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: arc4random.3,v 1.4 2002/05/24 14:37:19 itojun Exp $
.\" $OpenBSD: arc4random.3,v 1.17 2000/12/21 14:07:41 aaron Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright 1997 Niels Provos <provos@physnet.uni-hamburg.de>
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ number very quickly.
.Fn arc4random
seeds itself on a regular basis from the kernel strong random number
subsystem described in
.Xr random 4 .
.Xr rnd 4 .
On each call, an ARC4 generator is used to generate a new result.
The
.Fn arc4random
@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The S-Boxes can be in about (2**1700) states.
fits into a middle ground not covered by other subsystems such as
the strong, slow, and resource expensive random
devices described in
.Xr random 4
.Xr rnd 4
versus the fast but poor quality interfaces described in
.Xr rand 3 ,
.Xr random 3 ,