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RFC: RNG fixes and changes

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7.1
There are several long standing issues with random number generation that should be addressed:

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Fix mt_rand() implementation

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19 Votes (79%)
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5 Votes (21%)

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Alias rand() to mt_rand()

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21 Votes (84%)
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4 Votes (16%)

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Fix RAND_RANGE()

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25 Votes (100%)
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0 Votes (0%)

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Replace insecure uses of php_rand() with php_random_bytes()

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23 Votes (100%)
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0 Votes (0%)

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Make array_rand() more efficient

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24 Votes (100%)
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0 Votes (0%)

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