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@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ The following functions are available:
:rtype: string
Generates a random string based on the type and length you specify.
- Useful for creating passwords or generating random hashes.
The first parameter specifies the type of string, the second parameter
specifies the length. The following choices are available:
@@ -53,6 +52,10 @@ The following functions are available:
echo random_string('alnum', 16);
+ .. note:: Usage of this function is NOT suitable for password generation
+ or other security-sensitive purposes. Please use
+ `random_bytes() <https://secure.php.net/random_bytes>`_ instead.
+
.. note:: Usage of the *unique* and *encrypt* types is DEPRECATED. They
are just aliases for *md5* and *sha1* respectively.