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Instead of random number generation, use this. It's a LITTLE more secure.
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| //Make static if going to be used static, but you might want to put the Random instance outside the class | |
| public String generatePassword(int characterLimit){ | |
| Random r = new Random(); //New Random instance | |
| String u = UUID.randomUUID().toString().replaceAll("-", ""); //Get random Base64 string from a random UUID | |
| return u.substring(0, r.getNetInt(characterLimit-3)+3); //Returns a substring of the UUID | |
| } |
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Updated to fix the fourth comment.