Generates a secure random key value for use in the encrypt and decrypt functions.
generateSecretKey([algorithm] [,keysize])
returns string
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description | Values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| algorithm | string | No | The encryption algorithm used to generate the key. NOTE: You cannot use generateSecretKey() to create a key for the CFMX_COMPAT default algorithm in encrypt() and decrypt() functions. |
/Users/garethedwards/development/github/cfdocs/docs/functions/generatesecretkey.md | DESEDE | |
| keysize | numeric | No | 128 | Number of bits requested in the key for the specified algorithm (when allowed by JDK). | /Users/garethedwards/development/github/cfdocs/docs/functions/generatesecretkey.md | 512 |
Generate an AES key and use it to encrypt and decrypt a secret.
ex={};
ex.key = generateSecretKey("AES");
ex.secret = "top secret";
ex.encrypted=encrypt(ex.secret, ex.key, "AES", "Base64");
ex.decrypted=decrypt(ex.encrypted, ex.key, "AES", "Base64");
writeDump(ex);