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generate_key

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generate_key(salt, key_size = 64) public

Returns a derived key suitable for use. The default key_size is chosen to be compatible with the default settings of ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier. i.e. OpenSSL::Digest::SHA1#block_length

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/key_generator.rb, line 39
    def generate_key(salt, key_size = 64)
      OpenSSL::PKCS5.pbkdf2_hmac(@secret, salt, @iterations, key_size, @hash_digest_class.new)
    end

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