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.\" @(#)rand.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
-.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/stdlib/rand.3,v 1.13 2002/12/18 12:45:10 ru Exp $
+.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/stdlib/rand.3,v 1.16 2007/01/09 00:28:10 imp Exp $
.\"
.Dd May 25, 1999
.Dt RAND 3
of 0 to
.Dv RAND_MAX
(as defined by the header file
-.Aq Pa stdlib.h ) .
+.In stdlib.h ) .
.Pp
The
.Fn srand
.Fn sranddev
function initializes a seed using the
.Xr random 4
-random number device which returns good random numbers,
-suitable for cryptographic use.
+random number device which returns good random numbers.
+However, the
+.Fn rand
+function still remains unsuitable for cryptographic use.
.Pp
The
.Fn rand_r