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random-token-generator

v1.0.2

Published

Generate random strong or weak random keys

Downloads

1,013

Readme

Generate Random Tokens

Generates both strong and weak crytographic tokens. Provides a simple interface over the crypto module to get random character strings or random byte buffers.

Install

$ npm install --save random-token-generator

Usage

var rtg = require('random-token-generator');

// The below options are also the defaults
rtg.generateKey({
	len: 16 // Generate 16 characters or bytes of data
	string: true, // Output keys as a hex string
	strong: false, // Use the crypographically secure randomBytes function
	retry: false // Retry once on error
}, function(err, key) {
	console.log(err, key);
	/*
		Output:
		null, 18ec681b31ccb42c
	*/
});

Encodings

The string option can be an encoding for the buffer.toString method. We do not support base64, utf8 or utf816le because the length of the string cannot be verifibly determined due to multibyte character combinations. Supported encodings are:

  • hex
  • ascii