Re: Support getrandom() for pg_strong_random() source

Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>

From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>

To: Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com>

Cc: Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>, Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker <ilmari@ilmari.org>, Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>

Date: 2025-07-28T16:14:20Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

> On 28 Jul 2025, at 17:29, Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com> wrote:

> To move this forward a tiny bit: I would be okay with maintaining a
> new getentropy() case. (I'm less excited about getrandom() because of
> its reduced reach.) And maybe down the line we should discuss choosing
> an option at configure time?

I would not be opposed to starting there.

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Daniel Gustafsson