github.com/yacovm/fabric@v2.0.0-alpha.0.20191128145320-c5d4087dc723+incompatible/common/crypto/random.go (about)

     1  /*
     2  Copyright IBM Corp. 2016 All Rights Reserved.
     3  
     4  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     5  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
     6  You may obtain a copy of the License at
     7  
     8  		 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
     9  
    10  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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    12  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
    13  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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    15  */
    16  
    17  package crypto
    18  
    19  import (
    20  	"crypto/rand"
    21  
    22  	"github.com/pkg/errors"
    23  )
    24  
    25  const (
    26  	// NonceSize is the default NonceSize
    27  	NonceSize = 24
    28  )
    29  
    30  // GetRandomBytes returns len random looking bytes
    31  func GetRandomBytes(len int) ([]byte, error) {
    32  	key := make([]byte, len)
    33  
    34  	// TODO: rand could fill less bytes then len
    35  	_, err := rand.Read(key)
    36  	if err != nil {
    37  		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error getting random bytes")
    38  	}
    39  
    40  	return key, nil
    41  }
    42  
    43  // GetRandomNonce returns a random byte array of length NonceSize
    44  func GetRandomNonce() ([]byte, error) {
    45  	return GetRandomBytes(NonceSize)
    46  }