Module: crypto/random

Requires

• module:type/mpi

Methods

<static> getPseudoRandom(from, to) → {Integer}

Return a pseudo-random number in the specified range

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
from	Integer	Min of the random number
to	Integer	Max of the random number (max 32bit)

Source:

• crypto/random.js, line 52

Returns:

A pseudo random number

Type

Integer

<static> getRandomBigInteger(bits) → {BigInteger}

Create a secure random big integer of bits length

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
bits	Integer	Bit length of the MPI to create

Source:

• crypto/random.js, line 95

Returns:

Resulting big integer

Type

BigInteger

<static> getRandomBytes(length) → {String}

Retrieve secure random byte string of the specified length

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
length	Integer	Length in bytes to generate

Source:

• crypto/random.js, line 38

Returns:

Random byte string

Type

String

<static> getRandomValues(buf)

Helper routine which calls platform specific crypto random generator

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
buf	Uint32Array

Source:

• crypto/random.js, line 81

<static> getSecureRandom(from, to) → {Integer}

Return a secure random number in the specified range

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
from	Integer	Min of the random number
to	Integer	Max of the random number (max 32bit)

Source:

• crypto/random.js, line 62

Returns:

A secure random number

Type

Integer