GenerateRandomBytes Method

Generates a cryptographically-secure random byte string.

Syntax

int GenerateRandomBytes(int iNumBytes);

Remarks

This method uses Amazon KMS to generate a cryptographically-secure random byte string of the specified length (measured in bytes). The random bytes are output to the the OutputFile or the OutputData property.

The value passed for NumBytes must be in the range 1 to 1024.

Error Handling

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)