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Bug
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Resolution: Duplicate
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P4
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None
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8u121
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I'm not really sure if this is the right way to submit this, but you have a dead link on http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/security/SecureRandom.html
The line that states "[a] cryptographically strong random number minimally complies with the statistical random number generator tests specified in FIPS 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, section 4.9.1" links to a dead csrc.nist.gov page. That specification is now available at the link given below:
http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.140-2.pdf
Obviously, swapping out the two links should do the trick.
EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
It would be the same as it is now in terms of wording, but it would point to the valid link.
ACTUAL -
Once again, the wording would be exactly the same, but it would point to the valid, working link.
URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/security/SecureRandom.html
I'm not really sure if this is the right way to submit this, but you have a dead link on http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/security/SecureRandom.html
The line that states "[a] cryptographically strong random number minimally complies with the statistical random number generator tests specified in FIPS 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, section 4.9.1" links to a dead csrc.nist.gov page. That specification is now available at the link given below:
http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.140-2.pdf
Obviously, swapping out the two links should do the trick.
EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
It would be the same as it is now in terms of wording, but it would point to the valid link.
ACTUAL -
Once again, the wording would be exactly the same, but it would point to the valid, working link.
URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/security/SecureRandom.html
- duplicates
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JDK-8176793 SecureRandom FIPS 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules link 404
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- Closed
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