function drupal_get_private_key

7.x common.inc	`drupal_get_private_key()`
6.x common.inc	`drupal_get_private_key()`

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

Return value

The private key.

2 calls to drupal_get_private_key()

drupal_get_token in drupal-6.x/includes/common.inc: Generate a token based on $value, the current user session and private key.
_update_refresh in drupal-6.x/modules/update/update.fetch.inc: Fetch project info via XML from a central server.

File

drupal-6.x/includes/common.inc, line 2635: Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.

Code

function drupal_get_private_key() {
  if (!($key = variable_get('drupal_private_key', 0))) {
    $key = drupal_random_key();
    variable_set('drupal_private_key', $key);
  }
  return $key;
}