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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml index 0a5c402640d..93ba39eff10 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml @@ -1832,8 +1832,9 @@ repeat('Pg', 4) <returnvalue>PgPgPgPg</returnvalue> </table> <para> - The <function>random()</function> function uses a simple linear - congruential algorithm. It is fast but not suitable for cryptographic + The <function>random()</function> function uses a deterministic + pseudo-random number generator. + It is fast but not suitable for cryptographic applications; see the <xref linkend="pgcrypto"/> module for a more secure alternative. If <function>setseed()</function> is called, the series of results of |