module SecureRandom
Overview
The SecureRandom
module is an interface for creating cryptography secure
random values in different formats.
Examples:
SecureRandom.base64 # => "LIa9s/zWzJx49m/9zDX+VQ=="
SecureRandom.hex # => "c8353864ff9764a39ef74983ec0d4a38"
SecureRandom.uuid # => "c7ee4add-207f-411a-97b7-0d22788566d6"
The implementation follows the
libsodium sysrandom
implementation and uses getrandom
on Linux (when provided by the kernel),
then tries to read from /dev/urandom
.
Defined in:
secure_random.crClass Method Summary
-
.base64(n : Int = 16) : String
Generates n random bytes that are encoded into base64.
-
.hex(n : Int = 16) : String
Generates a hexadecimal string based on n random bytes.
-
.random_bytes(n : Int = 16) : Bytes
Generates a slice filled with n random bytes.
-
.urlsafe_base64(n : Int = 16, padding = false) : String
URL-safe variant of
#base64
. -
.uuid : String
Generates a UUID (Universally Unique Identifier).
Class Method Detail
Generates n random bytes that are encoded into base64.
Check Base64#strict_encode
for details.
SecureRandom.base64(4) # => "fK1eYg=="
Generates a hexadecimal string based on n random bytes.
The bytes are encoded into a string of a two-digit hexadecimal number (00-ff) per byte.
SecureRandom.hex # => "05f100a1123f6bdbb427698ab664ff5f"
SecureRandom.hex(1) # => "1a"
Generates a slice filled with n random bytes.
SecureRandom.random_bytes # => [145, 255, 191, 133, 132, 139, 53, 136, 93, 238, 2, 37, 138, 244, 3, 216]
SecureRandom.random_bytes(4) # => [217, 118, 38, 196]
URL-safe variant of #base64
.
Check Base64#urlsafe_encode
for details.
SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64 # => "MAD2bw8QaBdvITCveBNCrw"
SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64(8, true) # => "vvP1kcs841I="
SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64(16, true) # => "og2aJrELDZWSdJfVGkxNKw=="
Generates a UUID (Universally Unique Identifier).
It generates a random v4 UUID. Check RFC 4122 Section 4.4 for the used algorithm and its implications.
SecureRandom.uuid # => "a4e319dd-a778-4a51-804e-66a07bc63358"