CapyKit/Documentation/Help/M_CapyKit_Helpers_SecurityHelper_GetSalt.md

# 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: 1.0.4

**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>