drupal_get_private_key

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Definition

drupal_get_private_key()
includes/common.inc, line 2354

Description

Ensure the private key variable used to generate tokens is set.

Return value

The private key.

Code

<?php
function drupal_get_private_key() {
  if (!($key = variable_get('drupal_private_key', 0))) {
    $key = md5(uniqid(mt_rand(), true)) . md5(uniqid(mt_rand(), true));
    variable_set('drupal_private_key', $key);
  }
  return $key;
}
?>