Random Numbers in Perl

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Author: Nathan Saper
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Subject: Random Numbers in Perl
On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 01:08:36PM -0700, Jason wrote:
> Kevin Buettner wrote:
> > This isn't exactly portable, but I doubt that you'll find a portable
> > way to obtain cryptographically strong random numbers.
>
> The most common portable method of obtaining cryptographically strong
> random numbers is to generate a seed using the HACK device. (Human At
> Computer Keyboard :) I believe PGP relies on this method.
>


This is probably a stupid question, but: What would be the best way to
implement this sort of arrangement in Perl?

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