File cloud-init-use-different-random-src.diff of Package cloud-init.14165
diff --git a/cloudinit/util.py b/cloudinit/util.py
index d99e82fa5..c02b3d9a5 100644
--- a/cloudinit/util.py
+++ b/cloudinit/util.py
@@ -397,9 +397,10 @@ def translate_bool(val, addons=None):
def rand_str(strlen=32, select_from=None):
+ r = random.SystemRandom()
if not select_from:
select_from = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
- return "".join([random.choice(select_from) for _x in range(0, strlen)])
+ return "".join([r.choice(select_from) for _x in range(0, strlen)])
def rand_dict_key(dictionary, postfix=None):