On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 08:24:49PM +0100, Otto Moerbeek wrote: > On Sun, Feb 07, 2010 at 01:59:33PM -0500, Brad Tilley wrote: > > > I wrote a small cpp application to generate randomish passwords. It > > compiles and runs OK on OpenBSD, however, it does not seem to create random > > strings (the first and last chars seldom ever change, etc). The same code > > compiles and runs on Linux and Windows and *does* produce randomish strings > > (no often repeating chars). The source code is small and is contained in a > > single file. I placed it here along with binaries for OpenBSD and Windows: > > > > http://16systems.com/downloads > > > > I could be doing something wrong. I've checked the source code several > > times but nothing obvious stands out. I'll try a gcc compiler from ports > > tomorrow to see if that makes a difference. Until then, I thought I'd post > > to tech. Can anyone tell if I've made an error in the source code? > > rand(2) EXACTLY performs as is should. Look at the NAME section in the > man page. > > Everyone considering rand() for password generation is in a state of sin.
Using c++! Not sure Brad can have salvation at this point. > > -Otto
