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rand_s is not a "more secure" version of rand, it is a less secure version of rand. rand is secure by design, because it doesn't take any parameters that could be wrong, it cannot cause any access violation or memory corruption, it only returns a random value, which is safe to use or discard. rand_s on the other hand can be passed a pointer that points to invalid memory, a too small variable or any other location that could cause memory corruption. This function is not only useless, it actively undermines the principles of secure coding, by claiming to be more safe, while being less safe. It should be deprecated and nobody should use it.
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