From 68e056ffd9b93c9d40e28585981987e3e3a69c05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ron Chmara Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2000 03:29:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Crypto disclaimer added, as per mt FAQ. git-svn-id: https://svn.php.net/repository/phpdoc/en/trunk@31675 c90b9560-bf6c-de11-be94-00142212c4b1 --- functions/math.xml | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/functions/math.xml b/functions/math.xml index 92ab30b3d6..47c4a246ce 100644 --- a/functions/math.xml +++ b/functions/math.xml @@ -689,12 +689,14 @@ $binary = base_convert ($hexadecimal, 16, 2); function. mt_rand function is a drop-in replacement for this. It uses a random number generator with known characteristics, the Mersenne Twister, which will produce - random numbers that should be suitable for cryptographic purposes - and is four times faster than what the average libc provides. The - Homepage of the Mersenne Twister can be found at &url.mersenne;, and an optimized - version of the MT source is available from &url.mersenne.twister;. + random numbers that should be suitable for seeding some kinds + of cryptography (see the home pages for details) and is four + times faster than what the average libc provides. The Homepage + of the Mersenne Twister can be found at + &url.mersenne;, and an + optimized version of the MT source is available from + &url.mersenne.twister; + . If called without the optional min,