From 3e1dd2d345e9be2cb38bf039348abf4ff4f721e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gert Driesen <gert.driesen@telenet.be>
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 17:54:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added CryptoAbstraction.GenerateRandom(int length) method.

---
 src/Renci.SshNet/Abstractions/CryptoAbstraction.cs | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/Abstractions/CryptoAbstraction.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/Abstractions/CryptoAbstraction.cs
index e96bff9c..ff9e50a5 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/Abstractions/CryptoAbstraction.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/Abstractions/CryptoAbstraction.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ namespace Renci.SshNet.Abstractions
         private static readonly System.Security.Cryptography.RandomNumberGenerator Randomizer = CreateRandomNumberGenerator();
 #endif
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Generates a <see cref="Byte"/> array of the specified length, and fills it with a
+        /// cryptographically strong random sequence of values.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="length">The length of the array generate.</param>
+        public static byte[] GenerateRandom(int length)
+        {
+            var random = new byte[length];
+            GenerateRandom(random);
+            return random;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Fills an array of bytes with a cryptographically strong random sequence of values.
         /// </summary>