#random #byte #secure-random #rand #numbers #generator #generate

app rand-bytes

A simple tool to generate cryptographically secure random bytes using a cryptographic pseudo-random number generator

2 unstable releases

Uses old Rust 2015

0.2.0 Sep 12, 2018
0.1.0 Apr 17, 2017

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rand-bytes

A simple tool to generate cryptographically secure random bytes using a cryptographic pseudo-random number generator.

Internally, rand-bytes uses ring's random number generator.

Usage

Install this with cargo:

cargo install rand-bytes

Or download one of the releases.

If your architecture/OS is not supported, you can simply build it yourself.

Command line options

Generate some random bytes

USAGE:
    rand-bytes [OPTIONS] <SIZE>

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information

OPTIONS:
    -o, --output <FILE>    Specify a file to output the bytes to, rather than stdout

ARGS:
    <SIZE>    Sets the number of bytes to generate random values for

Dependencies

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