Packages/crypto/RandomString

Node: crypto, bcryptgithub.com/sahilkhaire/gox/crypto

RandomString

Overview

RandomString returns a URL-safe base64 string with roughly n bytes of entropy (uses n random bytes, encoded without padding).

Part of the crypto package — Node.js analog: crypto, bcrypt.

Signature

func RandomString(n int) (string, error)

Compare: Node.js · Standard Go · gox

Node.js

// Typical crypto, bcrypt pattern in Node.js

Standard Go

b := make([]byte, n)
_, err := rand.Read(b)

gox

import "github.com/sahilkhaire/gox/crypto"

token, err := crypto.RandomString(32)

Example

import "github.com/sahilkhaire/gox/crypto"

token, err := crypto.RandomString(32)

Tips

Import github.com/sahilkhaire/gox/crypto and call RandomString directly. See the comparison below for the standard library equivalent.

Standard library alternative

Use the standard library directly:

b := make([]byte, n)
_, err := rand.Read(b)

Related APIs

CheckPasswordHMACSHA256HashPassword

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