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… follow the state of the art for random number generation) and to change source code places that work with random numbers to use this class. Also deprecates older mechanisms. Places that don't actually require cryptographically-secure randomness are also changed, as they would otherwise appear as false positives in pentests. Related: https://php.watch/articles/testing-php-rand-functions https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo/pull/15263/files
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This proposes to introduce a random number generator class which can follow the state of the art for random number generation) and to change source code places that work with random numbers to use this class. Also deprecates older mechanisms.
Currently only acts as a wrapper arround random_bytes() and random_int()
Places that don't actually require cryptographically-secure randomness are also changed, as they would otherwise appear as false positives in pentests.
Related:
https://php.watch/articles/testing-php-rand-functions
https://github.com/matomo-org/matomo/pull/15263/files