This is the well-known legitimate rand crate (Rust RNG library) with zero static findings and only standard source files present. No malicious behavior.
AI breakdown
Plain-English summary of what this package does and how it behaves.
The 'rand' package is a Rust crate (version 0.10.2) that provides random number generation and sampling utilities.
Capabilities
- Generates random numbers via multiple RNG implementations
- Samples from probability distributions (uniform, bernoulli, weighted, etc.)
- Includes thread-local and small RNG variants
Data access
- None observed
Network
- No network access observed
Standard Rust library crate with no scripts, dependencies, or static findings; appears to be a benign utility for randomness with typical library behavior.
Files in package (76)
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