PasswordUtil.java

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package org.wildfly.security.password.util;

import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;

/**
 * Helper utility methods for operations on passwords.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jpkroehling.javadoc@redhat.com">Juraci Paixão Kröhling</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:david.lloyd@redhat.com">David M. Lloyd</a>
 */
public final class PasswordUtil {

    /**
     * Generate a random salt as byte array.
     *
     * @param saltSize the size of the salt
     * @return a byte array representing the random salt
     */
    public static byte[] generateRandomSalt(int saltSize) {
        byte[] randomSalt = new byte[saltSize];
        ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextBytes(randomSalt);
        return randomSalt;
    }
}