CapyKit/Documentation/Help/M_CapyKit_Helpers_SecurityHelper_GetSalt.md

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# GetSalt Method
Generates a random byte array that can act as a salt.
## Definition
**Namespace:** <a href="N_CapyKit_Helpers.md">CapyKit.Helpers</a>
**Assembly:** CapyKit (in CapyKit.dll) Version: 1.0.2
**C#**
``` C#
public static byte[] GetSalt(
int length = 32
)
```
**F#**
``` F#
static member GetSalt :
?length : int
(* Defaults:
let _length = defaultArg length 32
*)
-> byte[]
```
#### Parameters
<dl><dt>  <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Int32</a>  (Optional)</dt><dd>(Optional) The desired length of the generated byte array.</dd></dl>
#### Return Value
<a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.byte" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Byte</a>[]
An array of byte.
## Remarks
A default length of <a href="F_CapyKit_Helpers_SecurityHelper_SALT_SIZE.md">SALT_SIZE</a> is provided as a sane default. Larger values can be used for increased entropy.
## See Also
#### Reference
<a href="T_CapyKit_Helpers_SecurityHelper.md">SecurityHelper Class</a>
<a href="N_CapyKit_Helpers.md">CapyKit.Helpers Namespace</a>