/// <summary>
/// Generates a salt value that is purely randomized and therefore must be persisted as it cannot be reliably duplicated
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public string GenerateSalt()
{
if (this.model == SaltCreationModel.NonRepeatableStrong)
{
return(SaltShaker.GenerateSalt(this.saltLength, this.minChar, this.maxChar, RandomNumberGenerator.Create(), this.suppressedChars));
}
else if (this.model == SaltCreationModel.NonRepeatable)
{
return(SaltShaker.GenerateSalt(this.saltLength, this.minChar, this.maxChar, new Random(), this.suppressedChars));
}
else
{
return(SaltShaker.GenerateSalt(this.saltLength, this.minChar, this.maxChar, new Random(this.seed), this.suppressedChars));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Generates a salt value based upon the value of the payload such that the same payload will generate the same salt reliably
/// </summary>
/// <param name="payload"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public string GenerateSalt(string payload)
{
return(SaltShaker.GenerateSalt(this.saltLength, this.minChar, this.maxChar, payload, this.suppressedChars));
}