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# crypto-random-string [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/crypto-random-string) |
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> Generate a [cryptographically strong](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_cryptography) random string |
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Can be useful for creating an identifier, slug, salt, fixture, etc. |
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## Install |
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``` |
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$ npm install crypto-random-string |
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``` |
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## Usage |
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```js |
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const cryptoRandomString = require('crypto-random-string'); |
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cryptoRandomString(10); |
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//=> '2cf05d94db' |
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``` |
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## API |
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### cryptoRandomString(length) |
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Returns a [`hex`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal) string. |
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#### length |
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Type: `number` |
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Length of the returned string. |
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## Related |
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- [random-int](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-int) - Generate a random integer |
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- [random-float](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-float) - Generate a random float |
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- [random-item](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-item) - Get a random item from an array |
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- [random-boolean](https://github.com/arthurvr/random-boolean) - Get a random boolean |
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- [random-obj-key](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-obj-key) - Get a random key from an object |
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- [random-obj-prop](https://github.com/sindresorhus/random-obj-prop) - Get a random property from an object |
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- [unique-random](https://github.com/sindresorhus/unique-random) - Generate random numbers that are consecutively unique |
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## License |
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
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