randomstrings

Documentation

Overview

thanks to @elithrar for the code to create the secret token! source: https://elithrar.github.io/article/generating-secure-random-numbers-crypto-rand/

Index

• func GenerateRandomBytes(n int) ([]byte, error)
• func GenerateRandomString(s int) (string, error)

Functions

func GenerateRandomBytes

func GenerateRandomBytes(n int) ([]byte, error)

GenerateRandomBytes returns securely generated random bytes. It will return an error if the system's secure random number generator fails to function correctly, in which case the caller should not continue.

func GenerateRandomString

func GenerateRandomString(s int) (string, error)

GenerateRandomString returns a URL-safe, base64 encoded securely generated random string. It will return an error if the system's secure random number generator fails to function correctly, in which case the caller should not continue.