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The module was unable to load the SystemFunction036 function from the 
advapi32 dynamic library.

=item C<The length argument must be supplied and must be an integer>

The get method must be called with an integer argument to describe how many
random bytes are required.

=item C<CryptGenRandom failed>

The Windows 2000 CryptGenRandom method call failed to generate the required
amount of randomness

=item C<RtlGenRand failed>

=for stopwords RtlGenRand

The post Windows 2000 RtlGenRand method call failed to generate the required
amount of randomness

=item C<Only read n bytes from path>

The /dev/urandom device did not return the desired amount of random bytes

=item C<Failed to read from path>

The /dev/urandom device returned an error when being read from

=item C<Failed to open path>

The /dev/urandom device returned an error when being opened

=back

=head1 CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Crypt::URandom requires no configuration files or environment variables.

If the environment variable CRYPT_URANDOM_BUILD_DEBUG is specified when
running C<perl Makefile.PL> or C<make test> AND L<getrandom(2)> or it's
equivalents cannot be detected, extra debug will be shown to show the
failures to detect these functions.

=head1 DEPENDENCIES

=over

=for stopwords perl

If the platform is Win32, the Win32::API module will be required.  Otherwise
no other modules other than those provided by perl will be required

=back

=head1 INCOMPATIBILITIES

None reported.


=head1 BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

To report a bug, or view the current list of bugs, please visit L<https://github.com/david-dick/crypt-urandom/issues>

=head1 AUTHOR

David Dick  C<< <ddick@cpan.org> >>

=for stopwords ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

=for stopwords CryptoAPI Kanat-Alexander

The Win32::API code for interacting with Microsoft's L<CryptoAPI|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_CryptoAPI> was copied with extreme
gratitude from L<Crypt::Random::Source::Strong::Win32|Crypt::Random::Source::Strong::Win32> by L<Max Kanat-Alexander|https://metacpan.org/author/MKANAT>

=head1 LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2025, David Dick C<< <ddick@cpan.org> >>. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.


=head1 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

=for stopwords MERCHANTABILITY LICENCE

BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY
FOR THE SOFTWARE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN
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EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE
ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH
YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL
NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.

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