Variable: random

random: object;

Random number generation functions for generating salts and random values.

Type declaration

Generate Salt

generateSalt()

generateSalt(length): Promise<string>;

Generates a cryptographically secure random salt value as a hexadecimal string.

Parameters

length

number = 16

The length of the salt in bytes. Defaults to 16.

Returns

Promise<string>

A Promise that resolves to a hexadecimal string representing the generated salt.

Throws

Will throw an error if the length is less than or equal to 0.

Example

const salt = await cryptor.random.generateSalt();
console.log(salt); // Outputs a random hexadecimal string of length 16.