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crypto/rsa: GenerateKey documentation doesn't explain what the random parameter is for #6850

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gopherbot opened this issue Nov 29, 2013 · 4 comments
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crypto/rsa: GenerateKey documentation doesn't explain what the random parameter is for #6850

gopherbot opened this issue Nov 29, 2013 · 4 comments
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by alex.gaynor:

http://golang.org/pkg/crypto/rsa/#GenerateKey

The documentation doesn't explain what this parameter is for, leaving a developer to
guess. Guessing is not a good thing to be doing when using cryptography. Ideally it
would include an example which showed a secure usage (which I assume is using
/dev/urandom, but really I'm just guessing, the docs don't say!)
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dsymonds commented Dec 2, 2013

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Labels changed: added priority-soon, documentation, removed priority-triage.

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rsc commented Dec 4, 2013

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Labels changed: added release-none, removed go1.3maybe.

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rsc commented Dec 4, 2013

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Labels changed: added repo-main.

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minux commented Feb 13, 2014

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This issue was closed by revision 9abe6d9.

Status changed to Fixed.

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