Function NewRandomString

server/public/model/utils.go:403–407

NewRandomString returns a random string of the given length. The resulting entropy will be (5 * length) bits.

(length int)

// NewRandomString returns a random string of the given length.
// The resulting entropy will be (5 * length) bits.
func NewRandomString(length int) string {
	data := make([]byte, 1+(length*5/8))
	rand.Read(data)
	return encoding.EncodeToString(data)[:length]
}

// NewTestPassword generates a password that meets complexity requirements
// (uppercase, lowercase, number, special character) with a minimum length of 14.