# rand_xorshift [](https://travis-ci.org/rust-random/rand) [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/rust-random/rand) [](https://crates.io/crates/rand_xorshift) [](https://rust-random.github.io/book/) [](https://rust-random.github.io/rand/rand_xorshift) [](https://docs.rs/rand_xorshift) [](https://github.com/rust-random/rand#rust-version-requirements) Implements the Xorshift random number generator. The Xorshift[^1] algorithm is not suitable for cryptographic purposes but is very fast. If you do not know for sure that it fits your requirements, use a more secure one such as `StdRng` or `OsRng`. [^1]: Marsaglia, George (July 2003). ["Xorshift RNGs"](https://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper). *Journal of Statistical Software*. Vol. 8 (Issue 14). Links: - [API documentation (master)](https://rust-random.github.io/rand/rand_xorshift) - [API documentation (docs.rs)](https://docs.rs/rand_xorshift) - [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md) [rand]: https://crates.io/crates/rand ## Crate Features `rand_xorshift` is `no_std` compatible. It does not require any functionality outside of the `core` lib, thus there are no features to configure. The `serde1` feature includes implementations of `Serialize` and `Deserialize` for the included RNGs. ## License `rand_xorshift` is distributed under the terms of both the MIT license and the Apache License (Version 2.0). See [LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) and [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT), and [COPYRIGHT](COPYRIGHT) for details.