.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.21 2013/06/05 03:39:23 tedu Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.22 2014/07/13 14:24:23 tedu Exp $
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: June 5 2013 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 13 2014 $
.Dt RANDOM 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Pp
The
.Fn srandomdev
-routine initializes a state array using
-random numbers obtained from the kernel,
-suitable for cryptographic use.
+switches to an algorithm using state derived from
+random numbers obtained from the kernel.
Note that this particular seeding procedure can generate
states which are impossible to reproduce by calling
.Fn srandom