crypt.random

Generates raw random bytes with random byte generator and returns them as a Lua string.

Syntax

crypt.random(size: number): string

Name	Type	Required	Description
`size`	`number`	Yes	Number converted to an integer before allocation. Values less than or equal to 0 raise an argument error.

Name	Type	Description
`bytes`	`string`	Raw generated bytes returned as a Lua string. The returned string length matches the allocated byte count.

Generate raw bytes and print the returned Lua string length.

local bytes = crypt.random(16)

print(bytes)
print(#bytes)

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