paragonie/random_compat
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PHP 5.x support for random_bytes() and random_int()
17 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 6 stories, 11 comments · first 2015-07-11 · latest 2017-02-06
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…accepted interface for generating cryptographically secure random numbers in PHP 5 projects: https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat And coming soon (pending an audit), a pure-PHP implementation of libsodium that will likely be adopted…
comment by CiPHPerCoder · 2017-02-06 · in Sandstorm is returning to its community roots -
…introduced in PHP 7; this security library has over 19 million installs according to Packagist - https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat - sodium_compat - A pure-PHP implementation of much of modern elliptic curve cryptography and…
comment by CiPHPerCoder · 2017-02-01 · in Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2017) -
…Packagist downloads and has been integrated in all the major frameworks that still support PHP 5. https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat https://packagist.org/packages/paragonie/random_compat Despite being incredibly useful tool, there…
comment by CiPHPerCoder · 2016-06-09 · in Ask HN: Patreon for open source? -
…- Halite: A PHP libsodium wrapper that emphasizes ease-of-use, secure defaults, and type-safety. * https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat Random_compat: Use the new PHP 7 CSPRNG functions in PHP 5 projects. *…
comment by CiPHPerCoder · 2016-05-02 · in Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2016) -
…use secp384r1 for signing random_compat, so if anyone gets bit by this recommendation, I will too: https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat/blob/master/dist/...
comment by CiPHPerCoder · 2016-03-01 · in The DROWN Attack -
…At the risk of sounding self-promotional to on-lookers, I'd like to talk about one in particular: https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat https://packagist.org/packages/paragonie/random_compat Random_compat has been downloaded almost 2…
comment by sarciszewski · 2016-02-05 · in GitHub is apparently in crisis again -
…:P Though if you use random_compat[1] it might be the same function ;) [1]: https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat
comment by sarciszewski · 2016-02-03 · in Comodo “Chromodo” Browser disables same origin policy -
…you want to use this interface in a project that needs to be compatible with PHP 5, there's always https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat
comment by sarciszewski · 2015-12-02 · in PHP 7 Released -
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Show HN: Use PHP7's CSPRNG Functions in PHP5 Projectsstory by paragon_init · 2015-09-18 · 0 comments
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Show HN: Random_compat – Use PHP7's CSPRNG Functions in PHP5 Projectsstory by paragon_init · 2015-09-07 · 0 comments
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…In my projects, I go out of my way to thank people regardless of how much they contribute. See https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat for example. Some of the peoples' names are there because they led the way towards great…
comment by sarciszewski · 2015-08-15 · in Ask HN: Can I be happy on small things done to the community? -
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Show HN: Polyfill for random_bytes() and random_int() in PHP 5 projectsstory by paragon_init · 2015-08-06 · 1 comment
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…allows you to accept any arbitrary charset size without being concerned about security. See also: https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat/blob/5aa6689651a5... I'll open a PR tonight if nobody beats me to it.
comment by sarciszewski · 2015-07-30 · in Encryptr – Free, open-source password manager and e-wallet -
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PHP 5 – Which Random Sources You Should Trust, by Order of Preferencestory by sarciszewski · 2015-07-24 · 1 comment
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…file and start writing code for PHP 7. It's MIT licensed and should nearing its 1.0.0 release soon. https://github.com/paragonie/random_compat
comment by sarciszewski · 2015-07-24 · in A call to PHP's mt_rand generates only odd numbers -
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PHP – openssl_random_pseudo_bytes considered harmfulstory by sarciszewski · 2015-07-16 · 0 comments
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Ask HN: Where to Learn Rudimentary Marketing Skills?story by sarciszewski · 2015-07-11 · 8 comments