// --- create salt ----
private byte[] generateSalt()
{
PseudoRandom mRandom = PseudoRandom.getInstance();
byte[] content = mRandom.generateRandom(SALT_LENGTH);
// Create the file and write to it.
// DANGER: System.IO.File.Create will overwrite the file if it already exists.
using (FileStream fs = File.Create(saltPath)) {
fs.Write(content, 0, content.Length);
}
return(content);
}