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Id: 64058
Status: rejected
Priority: 0/
Queue: Math-Random-MT-Auto
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Owner: Nobody in particular
Requestors: lpsolit [...] gmail.com
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  Sun Dec 19 18:29:25 2010 lpsolit [...] gmail.com - Ticket created
Subject: Math::Random::MT::Auto
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:29:14 +0100
To: bug-Math-Random-MT-Auto [...] rt.cpan.org
From: "Frédéric Buclin" <lpsolit [...] gmail.com>
On Windows, Math::Random::MT::Auto requires Windows XP or newer as it calls RtlGenRandom, which is unavailable on Windows 2000: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387694%28VS.85%29.aspx But this page recommends to use CryptGenRandom, which is available on Windows 2000: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379942%28v=VS.85%29.aspx Maybe it would make sense to use CryptGenRandom instead, to save installations still running on Windows 2000?
  Sun Dec 19 20:38:20 2010 jdhedden [...] cpan.org - Correspondence added
Subject: Re: [rt.cpan.org #64058] Math::Random::MT::Auto
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:37:41 -0500
To: bug-Math-Random-MT-Auto [...] rt.cpan.org
From: "Jerry D. Hedden" <jdhedden [...] cpan.org>
2010/12/19 Frédéric Buclin via RT <bug-Math-Random-MT-Auto@rt.cpan.org>: Show quoted text
> Sun Dec 19 18:29:25 2010: Request 64058 was acted upon. > Transaction: Ticket created by lpsolit@gmail.com >       Queue: Math-Random-MT-Auto >     Subject: Math::Random::MT::Auto >   Broken in: (no value) >    Severity: (no value) >       Owner: Nobody >  Requestors: lpsolit@gmail.com >      Status: new >  Ticket <URL: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=64058 > > > > On Windows, Math::Random::MT::Auto requires Windows XP or newer as it > calls RtlGenRandom, which is unavailable on Windows 2000: > >  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387694%28VS.85%29.aspx > > But this page recommends to use CryptGenRandom, which is available on > Windows 2000: > >  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379942%28v=VS.85%29.aspx > > Maybe it would make sense to use CryptGenRandom instead, to save > installations still running on Windows 2000?
I'm not adverse to this idea, but it requires a Handle of a cryptographic service provider (CSP) created by a call to CryptAcquireContext. Where do I get that from in general?
  Sun Dec 19 20:38:21 2010 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'
  Sun Dec 19 21:08:57 2010 lpsolit [...] gmail.com - Correspondence added
Subject: Re: [rt.cpan.org #64058] Math::Random::MT::Auto
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:08:46 +0100
To: bug-Math-Random-MT-Auto [...] rt.cpan.org
From: "Frédéric Buclin" <lpsolit [...] gmail.com>
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> I'm not adverse to this idea, but it requires a Handle of a > cryptographic service provider (CSP) created by a call to > CryptAcquireContext. Where do I get that from in general?
Maybe CryptAcquireContext(phProv, NULL, MS_STRONG_PROV, PROV_RSA_FULL, CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT)?
  Mon Dec 20 13:51:54 2010 lpsolit [...] gmail.com - Correspondence added
Subject: Re: [rt.cpan.org #64058] Math::Random::MT::Auto
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:51:41 +0100
To: bug-Math-Random-MT-Auto [...] rt.cpan.org
From: "Frédéric Buclin" <lpsolit [...] gmail.com>
Hum, per https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504270, it appears that using RtlGenRandom is fine. So there is no need to investigate further. You can reject the bug.
  Mon Dec 20 14:20:25 2010 jdhedden [...] cpan.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'rejected'