instance method `generate_random_key`

Ruby on Rails 8.0.4

Since v7.0.10

Available in: v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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generate_random_key(length: key_length)

Returns a random key. The key will have a size in bytes of :length (configured Cipher‘s length by default)

Parameters

length key = key_length

Source

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/encryption/key_generator.rb, line 16
      def generate_random_key(length: key_length)
        SecureRandom.random_bytes(length)
      end

Defined in activerecord/lib/active_record/encryption/key_generator.rb line 16 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveRecord::Encryption::KeyGenerator

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