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SixArm.com » Ruby » secure random number generator interface for Ruby 1.8.6 backported from 1.8.7

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sixarm/sixarm_ruby_secure_random
• Owner: SixArm
• License: other
• Created: 2010-05-25T04:32:17.000Z (about 16 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-09-15T19:29:01.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-06T00:24:22.313Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: gem, random, ruby, secure, security
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage: http://sixarm.com
• Size: 328 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE.md
  • Codeowners: CODEOWNERS

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# SixArm.com → Ruby → 
 SecureRandom gem number generator for Ruby 1.8.6, backported from 1.8.7

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## Introduction

This library is an interface for secure random number generator which is

suitable for generating session key in HTTP cookies, etc.

## Install

### Gem

To install this gem in your shell or terminal:

    gem install sixarm_ruby_secure_random

### Gemfile

To add this gem to your Gemfile:

    gem 'sixarm_ruby_secure_random'

### Require

To require the gem in your code:

    require 'sixarm_ruby_secure_random'

## Details

This gem is a backport of the built-in secure random method from Ruby 1.8.7, and is only intended for use with Ruby 1.8.6 and earlier.

This supports following secure random number generators.

  * openssl

  * /dev/urandom

## Examples

Generate hex:

    SecureRandom.hex(10) => "52750b30ffbc7de3b362"

    SecureRandom.hex(10) => "92b15d6c8dc4beb5f559"

    SecureRandom.hex(11) => "6aca1b5c58e4863e6b81b8"

    SecureRandom.hex(12) => "94b2fff3e7fd9b9c391a2306"

    SecureRandom.hex(13) => "39b290146bea6ce975c37cfc23"

Generate base64:

    SecureRandom.base64(10) => "EcmTPZwWRAozdA=="

    SecureRandom.base64(10) => "9b0nsevdwNuM/w=="

    SecureRandom.base64(10) => "KO1nIU+p9DKxGg=="

    SecureRandom.base64(11) => "l7XEiFja+8EKEtY="

    SecureRandom.base64(12) => "7kJSM/MzBJI+75j8"

    SecureRandom.base64(13) => "vKLJ0tXBHqQOuIcSIg=="

Generate bytes:

    SecureRandom.random_bytes(10) => "\016\t{\370g\310pbr\301"

    SecureRandom.random_bytes(10) => "\323U\030TO\234\357\020\a\337"

## More

For docs go to 

Want to help? We're happy to get pull requests.