security/p5-BSD-arc4random 1.50nb15 NetBSD
Perl interface to the arc4 random number generator
- System
- NetBSD
- Repository
- pkgsrc
- Maintainer
- [email protected]
- Last update
- Commit
618415630a- License
- miros
- Categories
- security
- Package size
- 11.6 KiB, 29.0 KiB installed
Description
This module provides a Perl API for the BSDs' arc4random(3) suite of functions and adds a few high-level functions, such as the new arc4random_uniform(3). The Perl functions are ithreads-safe (only if threads::shared is required). Scalars can be tied to this pak- kage, yielding uniformly distributed random numbers with an arbi- trary upper bound on read access, contributing to the RC4 entropy pool on write access. An exported global $RANDOM variable returns 15-bit unsigned random numbers, from [0; 32767], similar to mksh. Furthermore, Perl's internal PRNG is seeded with entropy obtained from the arc4random generator once on module load time.
In the other systems
The newest version among them is 1.50, as upstream numbers it.
| System | Port | Version | Vulnerabilities | Status | Maintainer | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetBSD | security/p5-BSD-arc4random | 1.50nb15 newest | none known | - | [email protected] | 2026-07-16 |
| OpenBSD | devel/p5-BSD-arc4random by name | 1.50p6 newest | no data | - | Alexander Bluhm <[email protected]> | - |
Install
Binary package:
pkgin install p5-BSD-arc4random
From pkgsrc:
cd /usr/pkgsrc/security/p5-BSD-arc4random && make install clean
Packages
The version each package repository carries. “-” means the repository builds no package of it, “n/a” that there is no such repository.
| Repository | Version |
|---|---|
| NetBSD 10.1 x86_64 | 1.50nb15 |
| NetBSD 10.1 aarch64 | 1.50nb15 |
| SmartOS / illumos x86_64 | 1.50nb15 |
| macOS 15 arm64 | 1.50nb15 |
Dependency graph
Ports that need it on the left, what it needs to run on the right; at most 8 of each. "Dependencies" below lists them all.
Dependencies
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No port depends on this one.