Add a rand_util method for generating a random string.

base/rand_util.cc

Index: base/rand_util.cc
===================================================================
--- base/rand_util.cc	(revision 83409)
+++ base/rand_util.cc	(working copy)
@@ -41,4 +41,20 @@
   return base::RandUint64() % max;
 }
 
+std::string RandString(int length) {
+  const size_t kBitsPerChar = 8;
+  const int kCharsPerInt64 = sizeof(uint64)/sizeof(char);
+
+  std::string result(length, '\0');
+  uint64 entropy = 0;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < result.size(); ++i) {
+    if (i % kCharsPerInt64 == 0)
+        entropy = RandUint64();

[darin (slow to review), 2011/04/29 16:15:36]

nit: indentation

+    result[i] = static_cast<char>(entropy);
+    entropy >>= kBitsPerChar;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 }  // namespace base