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authorest31 <MTest31@outlook.com>2015-08-06 08:57:13 +0200
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@@ -2765,6 +2765,15 @@ It can be created via `PcgRandom(seed)` or `PcgRandom(seed, sequence)`.
* This is only a rough approximation of a normal distribution with mean=(max-min)/2 and variance=1
* Increasing num_trials improves accuracy of the approximation
+### `SecureRandom`
+Interface for the operating system's crypto-secure PRNG.
+
+It can be created via `SecureRandom()`. The constructor returns nil if a secure random device cannot be
+be found on the system.
+
+#### Methods
+* `next_bytes([count])`: return next `count` (default 1, capped at 2048) many random bytes, as a string.
+
### `PerlinNoise`
A perlin noise generator.
It can be created via `PerlinNoise(seed, octaves, persistence, scale)`