random.go

/*
Copyright IBM Corp. 2016 All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*/

package crypto

import "crypto/rand"

const (
	// NonceSize is the default NonceSize
	NonceSize = 24
)

// GetRandomBytes returns len random looking bytes
func GetRandomBytes(len int) ([]byte, error) {
	key := make([]byte, len)

	// TODO: rand could fill less bytes then len
	_, err := rand.Read(key)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return key, nil
}

// GetRandomNonce returns a random byte array of length NonceSize
func GetRandomNonce() ([]byte, error) {
	return GetRandomBytes(NonceSize)
}