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by ekimekim 4442 days ago
Please don't do this. This exact approach is what caused the problems described in the article.

If you need secure random numbers, do what you had above (though in light of other comments, perhaps consider a different algo besides MT).

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This is a recommendation that says that a developer should actually consider using the Mersenne Twister for secure random numbers to avoid a potential performance problem.