function drupal_random_key

Returns a URL-safe, base64 encoded string of highly randomized bytes (over the full 8-bit range).

Parameters

$byte_count: The number of random bytes to fetch and base64 encode.

Return value

string The base64 encoded result will have a length of up to 4 * $byte_count.

12 calls to drupal_random_key()

File

drupal/includes/bootstrap.inc, line 2222
Functions that need to be loaded on every Drupal request.

Code

function drupal_random_key($byte_count = 32) {
  return drupal_base64_encode(drupal_random_bytes($byte_count));
}