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-rw-r--r--lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml7
-rw-r--r--lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml2
4 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
index 291a5145e4..36ab329ff0 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
+++ b/lib/crypto/doc/src/crypto.xml
@@ -601,8 +601,11 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Generates N bytes randomly uniform 0..255, and returns the
- result in a binary. Uses the <c>crypto</c> library pseudo-random
- number generator.</p>
+ result in a binary. Uses the <c>crypto</c> library pseudo-random
+ number generator.</p>
+ <p>This function is not recommended for cryptographic purposes.
+ Please use <seealso marker="#strong_rand_bytes/1">
+ strong_rand_bytes/1</seealso> instead.</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml
index 91185a0f6e..3ed862458c 100644
--- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml
+++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/using_ssh.xml
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
<code type="erlang">
%% First three parameters depending on which crypto type we select:
Key = &lt;&lt;"This is a 256 bit key. abcdefghi">>,
-Ivec0 = crypto:rand_bytes(16),
+Ivec0 = crypto:strong_rand_bytes(16),
DataSize = 1024, % DataSize rem 16 = 0 for aes_cbc
%% Initialization of the CryptoState, in this case it is the Ivector.
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml
index e7d4728ef7..50057259c6 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
strong. If a strong cryptographic random number generator is
needed, use one of functions in the
<seealso marker="crypto:crypto">crypto</seealso>
- module, for example <c>crypto:rand_bytes/1</c>.</p></note>
+ module, for example <c>crypto:strong_rand_bytes/1</c>.</p></note>
</description>
<datatypes>
<datatype>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml
index 91a4012ce9..f6f9e56966 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/random.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
tuple of three integers.</p>
<p>It should be noted that this random number generator is not cryptographically
strong. If a strong cryptographic random number generator is needed for
- example <c>crypto:rand_bytes/1</c> could be used instead.</p>
+ example <c>crypto:strong_rand_bytes/1</c> could be used instead.</p>
<note><p>The new and improved <seealso
marker="stdlib:rand">rand</seealso> module should be used
instead of this module.</p></note>