Using Math.getRandomValues() ?
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- HTML
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Description
This issue is meant to track the conversation at:
https://github.com/tc39/proposal-uuid/pull/33
If getRandomValues is upstreamed in ECMA-262, we should update the Web Crypto API to reference their definition (assuming it's compatible).
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked tc39/proposal-uuid pull request and compare its proposed Math.getRandomValues definition with the Web Crypto API definition. Confirm whether it is compatible; if it is upstreamed, done means updating the Web Crypto API reference, otherwise record the incompatibility or resolution.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- api, cryptography, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100