instance method

OpenSSL::Cipher#random_key

() -> ::String

cipher.random_key → key

ext/openssl/lib/openssl/cipher.rb View on GitHub ↗

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-4.0.0/ext/openssl/lib/openssl/cipher.rb, line 43
def random_key
  str = OpenSSL::Random.random_bytes(self.key_len)
  self.key = str
end

Generate a random key with OpenSSL::Random.random_bytes and sets it to the cipher, and returns it.

You must call encrypt or decrypt before calling this method.

See also #random_iv #reset #pkcs5_keyivgen #update also in 4.1 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0

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