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Class: ActiveRecord::Encryption::KeyGenerator

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Inherits: Object
Defined in: activerecord/lib/active_record/encryption/key_generator.rb

Overview

Utility for generating and deriving random keys.

Class Method Summary

Instance Attribute Summary

Instance Method Summary

Constructor Details

.new(hash_digest_class: ActiveRecord::Encryption.config.hash_digest_class) ⇒ KeyGenerator

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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/encryption/key_generator.rb', line 11



def initialize(hash_digest_class: ActiveRecord::Encryption.config.hash_digest_class)
  @hash_digest_class = hash_digest_class
end


  







Instance Attribute Details



  

    #hash_digest_class   (readonly)
  

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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/encryption/key_generator.rb', line 9



attr_reader :hash_digest_class


  







Instance Method Details



  

    #derive_key_from(password, length: key_length)  
  



  

    

Derives a key from the given password. The key will have a size in bytes of :length (configured Cipher‘s length by default)



The generated key will be salted with the value of ActiveRecord::Encryption.key_derivation_salt


  



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/encryption/key_generator.rb', line 38



def derive_key_from(password, length: key_length)
  ActiveSupport::KeyGenerator.new(password, hash_digest_class: hash_digest_class)
    .generate_key(key_derivation_salt, length)
end


  








  

    #generate_random_hex_key(length: key_length)  
  



  

    

Returns a random key in hexadecimal format. The key will have a size in bytes of :length (configured Cipher‘s length by default)



Hexadecimal format is handy for representing keys as printable text. To maximize the space of characters used, it is good practice including not printable characters. Hexadecimal format ensures that generated keys are representable with plain text



To convert back to the original string with the desired length:



[ value ].pack("H*")


  



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/encryption/key_generator.rb', line 30



def generate_random_hex_key(length: key_length)
  generate_random_key(length: length).unpack("H*")[0]
end


  








  

    #generate_random_key(length: key_length)  
  



  

    

Returns a random key. The key will have a size in bytes of :length (configured Cipher‘s length by default)


  



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# File 'activerecord/lib/active_record/encryption/key_generator.rb', line 16



def generate_random_key(length: key_length)
  SecureRandom.random_bytes(length)
end