DataFlex

Generate Salt in Hex or Base64 Format

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Demonstrates how to generate a cryptographic salt value and get the result as hex or base64. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoPrng
    String sSaltHex
    String sSaltBase64

    // In cryptography, a salt is random data that is used as an additional input to a one-way function that "hashes" data, a password or passphrase.

    // Let's say we want to generate a 16-byte salt value..
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatPrng)) To hoPrng
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoPrng))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoPrng
    End

    Get ComGenRandom Of hoPrng 16 "hex" To sSaltHex
    Showln "16-byte salt as hex: " sSaltHex

    Get ComGenRandom Of hoPrng 16 "base64" To sSaltBase64
    Showln "16-byte salt as base64: " sSaltBase64


End_Procedure