[TYPO3-core] RFC #9474: Integrate OpenID authentication support to TYPO3

[Martin Kutschker]

Dmitry Dulepov schrieb:
> Hi!
> 
> Steffen Kamper wrote:
>> ah ok, didn't knew that.
>> So   if (is_readable('/dev/random') also work on windows, and no
>> change is
>> needed, right?
> 
> If someone makes /dev/urandom on Windows as a simple text file, this
> would be bad for OpenID because it compromises security. So the check
> for Windows is necessary.

But someone could also delete the real /dev/urandom and create a fake
one on Unix.

Anyway, the Windows check is simple, clear and no real overhead.

Masi