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This module provides a Perl API for the BSDs' arc4random(3) suite
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of functions and adds a few high-level functions, such as the new
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arc4random_uniform(3). The Perl functions are ithreads-safe (only
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if threads::shared is required). Scalars can be tied to this pak-
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kage, yielding uniformly distributed random numbers with an arbi-
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trary upper bound on read access, contributing to the RC4 entropy
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pool on write access. An exported global $RANDOM variable returns
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15-bit unsigned random numbers, from [0; 32767], similar to mksh.
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Furthermore, Perl's internal PRNG is seeded with entropy obtained
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from the arc4random generator once on module load time.
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