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Use FIPS-140-2 Approved Pseudorandom Number Generator for SecureRandom

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      On systems with a /dev/urandom, we defer to the operating system for our source of secure pseudorandom numbers. On other systems, we sort of let the ball drop. We should use a FIPS-140-2 compliant PRNG for SecureRandom on all systems, one way or another.

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            backlog-server-security [DO NOT USE] Backlog - Security Team
            Reporter:
            schwerin@mongodb.com Andy Schwerin
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