title: Insecure random number source (rand) shortname: insecure-random-number-source description: The product uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in a security context, but the PRNG's algorithm is not cryptographically strong. anchor: gosec group: top10-crypto-failures pretty_name: G404: Insecure random number source (rand)
Insecure random number source (rand)¶
The product uses a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in a security context, but the PRNG's algorithm is not cryptographically strong.