minio/pkg/utils/crypto/keys/keys.go

/*
 * Minimalist Object Storage, (C) 2015 Minio, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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package keys

import (
	"crypto/rand"
	"encoding/base64"
)

// Static alphaNumeric table used for generating unique keys
var alphaNumericTable = []byte("0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")

// GenerateRandomAlphaNumeric - generate random alpha numeric value using only uppercase characters
// takes input as size in integer
func GenerateRandomAlphaNumeric(size int) ([]byte, error) {
	alpha := make([]byte, size)
	_, err := rand.Read(alpha)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
		alpha[i] = alphaNumericTable[alpha[i]%byte(len(alphaNumericTable))]
	}
	return alpha, nil
}

// GenerateRandomBase64 - generate random base64 numeric value from a random seed.
func GenerateRandomBase64(size int) ([]byte, error) {
	rb := make([]byte, size)
	_, err := rand.Read(rb)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	dest := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(rb)
	return []byte(dest), nil
}