SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java

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Title: MSC02-J. Generate strong random numbers  
Author: Georgios Katsis Nov 07, 2008
Last Changed by: Amy Gale Jan 31, 2025
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SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java (4)
    Page: MSC63-J. Ensure that SecureRandom is properly seeded
    Page: MSC03-J. Never hard code sensitive information
    Page: MSC01-J. Do not use an empty infinite loop
    Page: MSC62-J. Store passwords using a hash function
SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (1)
    Page: MSC50-CPP. Do not use std::rand() for generating pseudorandom numbers
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    Page: Rule 49. Miscellaneous (MSC)
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Parasoft Jtest 2021.1
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    cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/330.html
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    cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6969
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    Page: Rule BB. Glossary
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (2)     Home page: SEI CERT C Coding Standard
    Page: MSC30-C. Do not use the rand() function for generating pseudorandom numbers
SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard (2)     Home page: SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard
    Page: MSC50-CPP. Do not use std::rand() for generating pseudorandom numbers