Creating implementation for idiom 318 : Cryptographically secure random number

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# 318 Cryptographically secure random number

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Assign to the integer x a random number between 0 and 17 (inclusive), from a crypto secure random number generator.

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import "crypto/rand"
import "math/big"

bi, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, big.NewInt(18))
x := int(bi.Int64())

$x = random_int(0, 17)

use Math::Random::Secure qw(irand);

my $x = irand(17);

use Math::Random::Secure qw(rand);

my $x = int(rand(17));

import secrets

x = secrets.choice(range(0, 18))

import secrets

x = secrets.randbelow(18)

require 'securerandom'

x = SecureRandom.rand(0..17)

use rand::prelude::*;

let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
let x = rng.gen_range(0..18);