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authorPaul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com>2014-02-11 23:37:51 -0600
committerPaul Kehrer <paul.l.kehrer@gmail.com>2014-02-11 23:37:51 -0600
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@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ OS Random Sources
On OS X and FreeBSD ``/dev/urandom`` is an alias for ``/dev/random`` and
utilizes the `Yarrow`_ algorithm.
-On Windows ``CryptGenRandom`` can use a variety of algorithms depending on the
-version. View the `Microsoft documentation`_ for more details.
+On Windows the implementation of ``CryptGenRandom`` depends on which version of
+the operation sytem you are using. See the `Microsoft documentation`_ for more
+details.
Linux uses its own PRNG design. ``/dev/urandom`` is a non-blocking source seeded
from the same pool as ``/dev/random``.