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Generate random bytes with Ruby
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| # Nothing to require | |
| # You can define your seed or generate one using system random function | |
| seed = srand | |
| prng = Random.new(seed) | |
| # Generate X bytes | |
| X = 16 | |
| bin_str = prng.bytes(X) | |
| # Get the hexadecimal string | |
| hex_str = bin_str.unpack('H*')[0] |
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