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Generate Random Strings in Java

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[ Code Example - Quick Summary ]

Language: Java

What: Generate random strings in Java using <code>SecureRandom</code> for cryptographically secure random generation. Suitable for enterprise applications and security-critical systems.

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Generate random strings in Java using SecureRandom for cryptographically secure random generation. Suitable for enterprise applications and security-critical systems. Looking for other languages? Check our code examples in PHP , JavaScript , Python , C# , C++ , Ruby and Go or use our interactive web generator.

Java Code Example

import java.security.SecureRandom;

public class RandomStringGenerator {
    private static final String ALPHANUMERIC =
        "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789";
    private static final String HEX_CHARS = "0123456789abcdef";

    public static String generateRandomString(int length, String customChars) {
        SecureRandom random = new SecureRandom();
        String chars = (customChars != null) ? customChars : ALPHANUMERIC;

        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(length);
        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
            int index = random.nextInt(chars.length());
            result.append(chars.charAt(index));
        }

        return result.toString();
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Generate a 16-character alphanumeric string
        String randomString = generateRandomString(16, null);
        System.out.println(randomString);  // Example: aB3xY7mN2pQ9zR5t

        // Generate a 12-character hex string
        String hexString = generateRandomString(12, HEX_CHARS);
        System.out.println(hexString);  // Example: a3f7b2e9c4d1

        // Generate a 10-character lowercase string
        String lowercaseString = generateRandomString(10, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz");
        System.out.println(lowercaseString);  // Example: xmkpqrstuv
    }
}

[EXPLANATION]

SecureRandom provides cryptographically strong random number generation. StringBuilder is used for efficient string construction. The method accepts custom character sets for flexible string generation.

Expected Output

aB3xY7mN2pQ9zR5t
a3f7b2e9c4d1
xmkpqrstuv

Common Use Cases

  • Spring Boot session ID generation
  • Android app unique identifiers
  • RESTful API token generation
  • Database record IDs
  • File upload temporary names
  • Microservices correlation IDs

Important Notes

  • Always use SecureRandom for security tokens
  • StringBuilder improves performance over concatenation
  • Consider Apache Commons Lang RandomStringUtils
  • For UUID-like strings, use UUID.randomUUID()

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