diff --git a/radicale/item/__init__.py b/radicale/item/__init__.py
index aef6d9e..53a2113 100644
--- a/radicale/item/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/item/__init__.py
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ Module for address books and calendar entries (see ``Item``).
 
 """
 
+import binascii
 import math
+import os
 import sys
 from datetime import timedelta
 from hashlib import sha256
-from random import getrandbits
 
 import vobject
 
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ def find_available_uid(exists_fn, suffix=""):
     """Generate a pseudo-random UID"""
     # Prevent infinite loop
     for _ in range(1000):
-        r = "%016x" % getrandbits(128)
+        r = binascii.hexlify(os.urandom(16)).decode("ascii")
         name = "%s-%s-%s-%s-%s%s" % (
             r[:8], r[8:12], r[12:16], r[16:20], r[20:], suffix)
         if not exists_fn(name):
diff --git a/radicale/web/internal_data/fn.js b/radicale/web/internal_data/fn.js
index 9305596..ef47d08 100644
--- a/radicale/web/internal_data/fn.js
+++ b/radicale/web/internal_data/fn.js
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ function edit_collection(user, password, collection, callback) {
  * @return {string}
 */
 function random_uuid() {
-    return randHex(8) + "-" + randHex(4) + "-" + randHex(4) + "-" + randHex(4) + "-" + randHex(12);
+    return random_hex(8) + "-" + random_hex(4) + "-" + random_hex(4) + "-" + random_hex(4) + "-" + random_hex(12);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -969,12 +969,10 @@ function DeleteCollectionScene(user, password, collection) {
  * @param {number} length
  * @return {string}
  */
-function randHex(length) {
-    let s = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.pow(16, length)).toString(16);
-    while (s.length < length) {
-        s = "0" + s;
-    }
-    return s;
+function random_hex(length) {
+    let bytes = new Uint8Array(Math.ceil(length / 2));
+    window.crypto.getRandomValues(bytes);
+    return bytes.reduce((s, b) => s + b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0"), "").substring(0, length);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1007,7 +1005,7 @@ function CreateEditCollectionScene(user, password, collection) {
     let displayname = edit ? collection.displayname : "";
     let description = edit ? collection.description : "";
     let type = edit ? collection.type : CollectionType.CALENDAR_JOURNAL_TASKS;
-    let color = edit && collection.color ? collection.color : "#" + randHex(6);
+    let color = edit && collection.color ? collection.color : "#" + random_hex(6);
 
     function remove_invalid_types() {
         if (!edit) {