Closes #15213: update comment for _PyOS_URandom

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Georg Brandl 2013-10-06 18:43:19 +02:00
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@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ lcg_urandom(unsigned int x0, unsigned char *buffer, size_t size)
}
}
/* Fill buffer with size pseudo-random bytes, not suitable for cryptographic
use, from the operating random number generator (RNG).
/* Fill buffer with size pseudo-random bytes from the operating system random
number generator (RNG). It is suitable for for most cryptographic purposes
except long living private keys for asymmetric encryption.
Return 0 on success, raise an exception and return -1 on error. */
int