[secuity]Insecure Random Number Generation for Passwords Poses Security Risks

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The generatePassword function currently utilizes Math.random() to generate passwords. However, Math.random() is not a secure method for generating random numbers as it is a pseudo-random number generator, which is susceptible to prediction and attacks. This can lead to security issues when generating sensitive information such as keys.

Reproduction Steps:

Inspect the implementation of the generatePassword function. Notice that the function uses Math.random() to generate the random password. Expected Behavior: A secure random number generation method should be used to generate passwords to ensure their strength and security.

Actual Behavior: The current implementation uses the insecure Math.random() method to generate passwords.

Suggested Fix: It is recommended to use the crypto.randomBytes() method from the crypto module to generate secure random numbers. Below is an example of the modified generatePassword function:

const crypto = require('crypto');

module.exports.generatePassword = () => { var length = 12, charset = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789', retVal = ''; const bytes = crypto.randomBytes(length); for (var i = 0; i < length; ++i) { retVal += charset.charAt(bytes[i] % charset.length); } return retVal; }; Please consider adopting the above suggestion to enhance the security of password generation. Thank you!

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