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+module Rails
+ # A class for creating random secret keys. This class will do its best to create a
+ # random secret key that's as secure as possible, using whatever methods are
+ # available on the current platform. For example:
+ #
+ # generator = Rails::SecretKeyGenerator("some unique identifier, such as the application name")
+ # generator.generate_secret # => "f3f1be90053fa851... (some long string)"
+ #
+ # This class is *deprecated* in Rails 2.2 in favor of ActiveSupport::SecureRandom.
+ # It is currently a wrapper around ActiveSupport::SecureRandom.
+ class SecretKeyGenerator
+ def initialize(identifier)
+ end
+
+ # Generate a random secret key with the best possible method available on
+ # the current platform.
+ def generate_secret
+ ActiveSupport::SecureRandom.hex(64)
+ end
+ deprecate :generate_secret=>"You should use ActiveSupport::SecureRandom.hex(64)"
+ end
+end