1.. title:: clang-tidy - cert-msc50-cpp 2 3cert-msc50-cpp 4============== 5 6Pseudorandom number generators use mathematical algorithms to produce a sequence 7of numbers with good statistical properties, but the numbers produced are not 8genuinely random. The ``std::rand()`` function takes a seed (number), runs a 9mathematical operation on it and returns the result. By manipulating the seed 10the result can be predictable. This check warns for the usage of 11``std::rand()``. 12