SecureRandom.getSeed

SecureRandom.getSeed

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Syntax
public static byte[] getSeed( int numBytes )
Parameters
numBytes
the number of seed bytes to generate.
Returns
the seed bytes.
Description
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. While we attempt to return a "truly random" sequence of bytes, we do not know exactly how random the bytes returned by this call are. (See the empty constructor SecureRandom for a brief description of the underlying algorithm.) The prudent user will err on the side of caution and get extra seed bytes, although it should be noted that seed generation is somewhat costly.