Index: branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/user_helper.php
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diff -u -N -r16600 -r16731
--- branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/user_helper.php	(.../user_helper.php)	(revision 16600)
+++ branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/user_helper.php	(.../user_helper.php)	(revision 16731)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: user_helper.php 16600 2017-07-29 06:19:27Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: user_helper.php 16731 2022-09-13 13:08:44Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -723,73 +723,4 @@
 			return $object->Update() ? '' : 'restore_impossible';
 		}
 
-		/**
-		 * Generates random string
-		 *
-		 * @param int $length
-		 * @param bool $special_chars
-		 * @param bool $extra_special_chars
-		 * @return string
-		 * @access public
-		 */
-		public function generateRandomString($length = 12, $special_chars = true, $extra_special_chars = false)
-		{
-			$chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789';
-
-			if ( $special_chars ) {
-				$chars .= '!@#$%^&*()';
-			}
-
-			if ( $extra_special_chars ) {
-				$chars .= '-_ []{}<>~`+=,.;:/?|';
-			}
-
-			$password = '';
-
-			for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
-				$password .= substr($chars, $this->_generateRandomNumber(0, strlen($chars) - 1), 1);
-			}
-
-			return $password;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Generates a random number
-		 *
-		 * @param int $min Lower limit for the generated number (optional, default is 0)
-		 * @param int $max Upper limit for the generated number (optional, default is 4294967295)
-		 * @return int A random number between min and max
-		 * @access protected
-		 */
-		protected function _generateRandomNumber($min = 0, $max = 0)
-		{
-			static $rnd_value = '';
-
-			// Reset $rnd_value after 14 uses
-			// 32(md5) + 40(sha1) + 40(sha1) / 8 = 14 random numbers from $rnd_value
-			if ( strlen($rnd_value) < 8 ) {
-				$random_seed = $this->Application->getDBCache('random_seed');
-				$rnd_value = md5(uniqid(microtime() . mt_rand(), true) . $random_seed);
-				$rnd_value .= sha1($rnd_value);
-				$rnd_value .= sha1($rnd_value . $random_seed);
-				$random_seed = md5($random_seed . $rnd_value);
-				$this->Application->setDBCache('random_seed', $random_seed);
-			}
-
-			// Take the first 8 digits for our value
-			$value = substr($rnd_value, 0, 8);
-
-			// Strip the first eight, leaving the remainder for the next call to wp_rand().
-			$rnd_value = substr($rnd_value, 8);
-
-			$value = abs(hexdec($value));
-
-			// Reduce the value to be within the min - max range
-			// 4294967295 = 0xffffffff = max random number
-			if ( $max != 0 ) {
-				$value = $min + (($max - $min + 1) * ($value / (4294967295 + 1)));
-			}
-
-			return abs(intval($value));
-		}
-	}
\ No newline at end of file
+	}