Re: [R] random number generation issues with r and compiled C code <Pine.A41.4.44.0201290840080.193624-100000@homer01.u.washington.edu>

About this list Date view Thread view Subject view Author view Attachment view

From: A.J. Rossini (rossini@blindglobe.net)
Date: Wed 30 Jan 2002 - 04:59:31 EST 

Message-id: <87sn8pujgc.fsf@jeeves.blindglobe.net>

>>>>> "TL" == Thomas Lumley <tlumley@u.washington.edu> writes:

    TL> So, R doesn't provide cryptographically secure random number
    TL> generators because we're not security experts and that isn't
    TL> what R is for. Other statistical packages don't either. Don't
    TL> use R to write an email encryption program.

And now it'd be humorous to see the Java disclaimer as well...

but I can't remember it exactly, this morning.

best,
-tony 

-- 
A.J. Rossini				Rsrch. Asst. Prof. of Biostatistics
U. of Washington Biostatistics		rossini@u.washington.edu	
FHCRC/SCHARP/HIV Vaccine Trials Net	rossini@scharp.org
-------------- http://software.biostat.washington.edu/ ----------------
FHCRC: M: 206-667-7025 (fax=4812)|Voicemail is pretty sketchy/use Email
UW:   Th: 206-543-1044 (fax=3286)|Change last 4 digits of phone to FAX
--- I'm 40% time until March 1st.  Try email the other 3 days.... -----
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
r-help mailing list -- Read http://www.ci.tuwien.ac.at/~hornik/R/R-FAQ.html
Send "info", "help", or "[un]subscribe"
(in the "body", not the subject !)  To: r-help-request@stat.math.ethz.ch
_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._

About this list Date view Thread view Subject view Author view Attachment view

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Wed 16 Oct 2002 - 11:56:55 EST