SecureRandom.GetSeed(Int32) Method
Definition
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Returns the given number of seed bytes, computed using the seed generation algorithm that this class uses to seed itself.
[Android.Runtime.Register("getSeed", "(I)[B", "")]
public static byte[]? GetSeed (int numBytes);[<Android.Runtime.Register("getSeed", "(I)[B", "")>]
static member GetSeed : int -> byte[]Parameters
- numBytes
- Int32
the number of seed bytes to generate.
Returns
the seed bytes.
- Attributes
Remarks
Returns the given number of seed bytes, computed using the seed generation algorithm that this class uses to seed itself. This call may be used to seed other random number generators.
This method is only included for backwards compatibility. The caller is encouraged to use one of the alternative getInstance methods to obtain a SecureRandom object, and then call the generateSeed method to obtain seed bytes from that object.
Java documentation for java.security.SecureRandom.getSeed(int).
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