New submission from Dan Stromberg <strom...@gmail.com>:
CPython 3.9 uses CryptGenRandom(), which has been deprecated by Microsoft. I'm told the randomness produced by CryptGenRandom() is fine, but Microsoft has introduced a newer API for getting randomness. For these reasons, Python/bootstrap_hash.c should be updated to use https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccng/cng-por , but it is not urgent, and is not needed in older versions of CPython. Also the documentation that references CryptGenRandom() should be updated, EG: https://docs.python.org/3/library/os.html#os.urandom ---------- components: Windows messages: 397339 nosy: paul.moore, steve.dower, strombrg, tim.golden, zach.ware priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: CPython uses deprecated randomness API type: enhancement versions: Python 3.11 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44611> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
