method

random_bytes

v2_2_9 - Show latest stable - Class: OpenSSL::Random

random_bytes(p1)

public

Generates string with length number of cryptographically strong pseudo-random bytes.

Example:

  OpenSSL::Random.random_bytes(12)
  => "..."

static VALUE
ossl_rand_bytes(VALUE self, VALUE len)
{
    VALUE str;
    int n = NUM2INT(len);

    str = rb_str_new(0, n);
    if (!RAND_bytes((unsigned char *)RSTRING_PTR(str), n)) {
        ossl_raise(eRandomError, NULL);
    }

    return str;
}

random_bytes

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