*/
private function generateSalt () {
// Get a random string from the RNG
- $randomString = $this->getRngInstance()->randomString();
+ $randomString = $this->getRngInstance()->randomString() . $this->createUuid();
// Get config entry for salt length
$length = $this->getConfigInstance()->getConfigEntry('salt_length');
$this->salt = substr(sha1($randomString), -$length, $length);
}
+ /**
+ * Returns a UUID (Universal Unique IDentifier) if PECL extension uuid was
+ * found or an empty string it not.
+ *
+ * @return $uuid UUID with leading dash or empty string
+ */
+ public function createUuid () {
+ // Init empty UUID
+ $uuid = '';
+
+ // Is the UUID extension loaded? (see pecl)
+ if ((extension_loaded('uuid')) && (function_exists('uuid_create'))) {
+ // Then add it as well
+ $uuid = uuid_create();
+ } // END - if
+
+ // Return it
+ return $uuid;
+ }
+
/**
* Hashes a string with salt and returns the hash. If an old previous hash
* is supplied the method will use the first X chars of that hash for hashing