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<span id="openssl-rand"></span><h1><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal"><span class="pre">rand</span></code> — An interface to the OpenSSL pseudo random number generator<a class="headerlink" href="#rand-an-interface-to-the-openssl-pseudo-random-number-generator" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<p class="last">Functions from this module shouldn’t be used.
<a class="reference external" href="http://sockpuppet.org/blog/2014/02/25/safely-generate-random-numbers/">Use urandom</a> instead.</p>
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<span class="target" id="module-OpenSSL.rand"></span><p>This module handles the OpenSSL pseudo random number generator (PRNG) and declares the following:</p>
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<code class="descclassname">OpenSSL.rand.</code><code class="descname">screen</code><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#OpenSSL.rand.screen" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>Add the current contents of the screen to the PRNG state.</p>
<p>Availability: Windows.</p>
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