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add warnings to std/sysrand #17191

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add warnings to std/sysrand #17191

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remove unnecessary when statement
ringabout Feb 21, 2021
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/devel' into a102
ringabout Feb 22, 2021
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remove outdated codes
ringabout Feb 22, 2021
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/devel' into a103
ringabout Feb 23, 2021
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add warnings to std/sysrand
ringabout Feb 26, 2021
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Update lib/std/sysrand.nim
timotheecour Feb 26, 2021
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# distribution, for details about the copyright.
#

## .. warning:: This module was added in Nim 1.6. If you are using it for cryptographic purposes,
## keep in mind that so far this has not been audited by any security professionals,
## therefore may not be secure.
##
## `std/sysrand` generates random numbers from a secure source provided by the operating system.
## It is also called Cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator.
## It should be unpredictable enough for cryptographic applications,
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