RandomIdentifierGenerator.java

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 * Copyright [2007] [University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, Inc.]
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package org.opensaml.common.impl;

import java.util.Random;

import org.bouncycastle.util.encoders.Hex;
import org.opensaml.common.IdentifierGenerator;

/**
 * Generates identifiers using random data obtained from a {@link java.util.Random} instance.
 */
public class RandomIdentifierGenerator implements IdentifierGenerator {

    /** Random number generator. */
    private static Random random;

    /**
     * Constructor.
     */
    public RandomIdentifierGenerator() {
        random = new Random();
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public String generateIdentifier() {
        return generateIdentifier(16);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public String generateIdentifier(int size) {
        byte[] buf = new byte[size];
        random.nextBytes(buf);
        return "_".concat(new String(Hex.encode(buf)));
    }
}