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random.go
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package utils
import (
"crypto/rand"
"encoding/base64"
"errors"
)
// GenerateRandomBytes returns securely generated random bytes.
// It will return an error if the system's secure random
// number generator fails to function correctly, in which
// case the caller should not continue.
func GenerateRandomBytes(n int) ([]byte, error) {
if n < 0 {
return nil, errors.New("GenerateRandomBytes: negative number of bytes requested")
}
b := make([]byte, n)
_, err := rand.Read(b)
// Note that err == nil only if we read len(b) bytes.
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return b, nil
}
// GenerateRandomString returns a URL-safe, base64 encoded
// securely generated random string.
// It will return an error if the system's secure random
// number generator fails to function correctly, in which
// case the caller should not continue.
func GenerateRandomString(s int) (string, error) {
b, err := GenerateRandomBytes(s)
return base64.URLEncoding.EncodeToString(b), err
}