From c5f0bedd07467c089b0eca567828508abfcc9b6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mattias Andrée Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:33:41 +0100 Subject: zrand: add DEFAULT_RANDOM and FASTEST_RANDOM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée --- man/zrand.3 | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) (limited to 'man') diff --git a/man/zrand.3 b/man/zrand.3 index 97100bc..6092c5e 100644 --- a/man/zrand.3 +++ b/man/zrand.3 @@ -18,6 +18,29 @@ selects the device uses to generate random bits. This value may be either of: .TP +.B DEFAULT_RANDOM +This is a version-dependent alias for the +default random number generator. That is, +using this option will cause +.B zrand +to select the default random number generator. +Which random number generator is actually +selected may change between versions of +.B zrand. + +The selection will be a balance between randomness +and performance. +.TP +.B FASTEST_RANDOM +This is a version-dependent alias for the +fastest random number generator. That is, +using this option will cause +.B zrand +to select the fastest random number generator. +Which random number generator is actually +selected may change between versions of +.B zrand. +.TP .B FAST_RANDOM The fast, non-blocking random number generator. This is /dev/urandom on Linux. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2