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import java.security.SecureRandom;
import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
// ...

public static void main (String args[]) {
   try {
     SecureRandom number = SecureRandom.getInstance("SHA1PRNG");
     // Generate 20 integers 0..20
     for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
       System.out.println(number.nextInt(21));
     }
   } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException nsae) { 
     // Forward to handler
   }
}

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*MSC02-EX0:* Using the default constructor for {{java.util.Random}} applies a seed value that is "very likely to be distinct from any other invocation of this constructor"
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2006/] and may improve security marginally. As a result, it may be used only for noncritical applications operating on nonsensitive data. Java's default seed uses the system's time in milliseconds. When used, explicit documentation of this exception is
 2006|AA. References#API 06]\] and may improve security marginally. As a result, it may be used only for noncritical applications operating on nonsensitive data. Java's default seed uses the system's time in milliseconds. When used, explicit documentation of this exception is required.

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import java.util.Random;
// ...

Random number = new Random(); // only used for demo purposes
int n;
//...
for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
  // Re-seed generator
  number = new Random();
  // Generate another random integer in the range [0, 20]
  n = number.nextInt(21);
  System.out.println(n);
}

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