# Token generator

* improves reliability of generated token randomness

konova/utils/generators.py

@@ -5,22 +5,18 @@ Contact: michel.peltriaux@sgdnord.rlp.de
 Created on: 09.11.20
 
 """
-import random
+import secrets
 import string
-import qrcode
-import qrcode.image.svg
-
-from io import BytesIO
 
 
-def generate_token() -> str:
+def generate_token(length: int = 64) -> str:
     """ Shortcut for default generating of e.g. API token
 
     Returns:
         token (str)
     """
     return generate_random_string(
-        length=64,
+        length=length,
         use_numbers=True,
         use_letters_lc=True
     )
@@ -39,7 +35,7 @@ def generate_random_string(length: int, use_numbers: bool = False, use_letters_l
         elements.append(string.ascii_uppercase)
 
     elements = "".join(elements)
-    ret_val = "".join(random.choice(elements) for i in range(length))
+    ret_val = "".join(secrets.choice(elements) for i in range(length))
     return ret_val
 
 class IdentifierGenerator: