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49 lines
1.4 KiB
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# crypto-random-string [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/crypto-random-string)
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> Generate a [cryptographically strong](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_cryptography) random string
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Can be useful for creating an identifier, slug, salt, fixture, etc.
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## Install
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```
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$ npm install --save crypto-random-string
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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const cryptoRandomString = require('crypto-random-string');
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cryptoRandomString(10);
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//=> '2cf05d94db'
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```
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## API
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### cryptoRandomString(length)
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#### length
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Type: `number`
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Length of the returned string.
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## Related
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- [random-int](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-int) - Generate a random integer
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- [random-float](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-float) - Generate a random float
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- [random-item](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-item) - Get a random item from an array
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- [random-boolean](https://github.com/arthurvr/random-boolean) - Get a random boolean
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- [random-obj-key](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-obj-key) - Get a random key from an object
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- [random-obj-prop](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-obj-prop) - Get a random property from an object
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- [unique-random](https://github.com/sindresorhus/unique-random) - Generate random numbers that are consecutively unique
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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
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