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9 changes: 2 additions & 7 deletions doc/api/crypto.markdown
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Expand Up @@ -651,13 +651,8 @@ Generates cryptographically strong pseudo-random data. Usage:
});

// sync
try {
var buf = crypto.randomBytes(256);
console.log('Have %d bytes of random data: %s', buf.length, buf);
} catch (ex) {
// handle error
// most likely, entropy sources are drained
}
const buf = crypto.randomBytes(256);
console.log('Have %d bytes of random data: %s', buf.length, buf);

NOTE: This will block if there is insufficient entropy, although it should
normally never take longer than a few milliseconds. The only time when this
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