lua-arc4random

Cryptographically secure PRNG for Lua
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commit ec29d4cda83903ca4947799ee8cb91ed1f9dd519
parent f501dba238dfa6cbc3dc91f1b624dcebe95d82ab
Author: Michael Savage <mikejsavage@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:38:31 +0000

Update README

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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md @@ -32,12 +32,9 @@ intended to be a drop in replacement for `math.random`, so it handles three cases. `arc4.random()` returns a random floating point number in the range -[0,1]. It differs slightly from `math.random()`, which uses the range -[0,1). - -`arc4.random( n )` and `arc4.random( m, n )` return a random integer in -the range [1,n] and [m,n] respectively. This is identical to the -behavior of `math.random`. +[0,1). `arc4.random( n )` and `arc4.random( m, n )` return a random +integer in the range [1,n] and [m,n] respectively. All three cases match +the behavior of `math.random`. `arc4.buf( n )` returns a string of `n` random characters. It is suitable for generating private keys and IVs.