I can imagine using this library in contexts where it's important that nobody ever uses the global-state version of the API. For instance, in a web browser, you have a bunch of different security principals ("origins") under the same roof, and each one needs its own, independent RNG seed, so that their random number streams are uncorrelated.
It looks like the library headers already distinguish the "provide your own state" API from the "global shared state" API, so what I'm asking is for the C code for the global API be moved to its own file so that it's easy to leave out.
nmathewson
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11 years ago
I can imagine using this library in contexts where it's important that nobody ever uses the global-state version of the API. For instance, in a web browser, you have a bunch of different security principals ("origins") under the same roof, and each one needs its own, independent RNG seed, so that their random number streams are uncorrelated.
It looks like the library headers already distinguish the "provide your own state" API from the "global shared state" API, so what I'm asking is for the C code for the global API be moved to its own file so that it's easy to leave out.