instance method `generate_key`

Ruby on Rails 6.0.6

Since v4.0.13

Available in: v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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generate_key(salt, key_size = 64)

Returns a derived key suitable for use. The default key_size is chosen to be compatible with the default settings of ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier. i.e. OpenSSL::Digest::SHA1#block_length

Parameters

salt req
key_size opt = 64

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/key_generator.rb, line 22
    def generate_key(salt, key_size = 64)
      OpenSSL::PKCS5.pbkdf2_hmac_sha1(@secret, salt, @iterations, key_size)
    end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/key_generator.rb line 22 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveSupport::KeyGenerator

Signature

Parameters