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Re: Support getrandom() for pg_strong_random() source

Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com>

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From: Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com>
To: Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>, Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>, Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>, Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker <ilmari@ilmari.org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-08-25T22:38:59Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> For instance, we could
> introduce a GUC parameter that lets users specify their preferred
> random number source. Or the server can automatically select it based
> on the kernel's FIPS mode (i.e., checking
> /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled).

Interesting idea. (Are there any users reading along who would
definitely use such a feature?)

--Jacob