Class: Rails::SecretKeyGenerator

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• Rails::SecretKeyGenerator

Defined in:

lib/rails_generator/secret_key_generator.rb

Overview

A class for creating random secret keys. This class will do its best to create a random secret key that’s as secure as possible, using whatever methods are available on the current platform. For example:

generator = Rails::SecretKeyGenerator("some unique identifier, such as the application name")
generator.generate_secret     # => "f3f1be90053fa851... (some long string)"

This class is deprecated in Rails 2.2 in favor of ActiveSupport::SecureRandom. It is currently a wrapper around ActiveSupport::SecureRandom.

Instance Method Summary

• #generate_secret ⇒ Object

  Generate a random secret key with the best possible method available on the current platform.

• #initialize(identifier) ⇒ SecretKeyGenerator constructor

  A new instance of SecretKeyGenerator.

Constructor Details

#initialize(identifier) ⇒ SecretKeyGenerator

Returns a new instance of SecretKeyGenerator.

# File 'lib/rails_generator/secret_key_generator.rb', line 14

def initialize(identifier)
end

Instance Method Details

#generate_secret ⇒ Object

Generate a random secret key with the best possible method available on the current platform.

# File 'lib/rails_generator/secret_key_generator.rb', line 19

def generate_secret
  ActiveSupport::SecureRandom.hex(64)
end