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		throwaway2048 on May 4, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ruby Bug: SecureRandom should try /dev/urandom fir... Its much easier and less error prone to just replace the device node.

viraptor on May 4, 2016 [–]

I'd rather go for a limited scope. But yes, one way or another, you don't have to suffer just because someone hardcoded /dev/random in the app.

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