diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/StringUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/util/StringUtils.java
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+package com.keylesspalace.tusky.util;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+
+public class StringUtils {
+
+    public final static String carriageReturn = System.getProperty("line.separator");
+    final static String QUOTE = "\"";
+
+    public static String randomAlphanumericString(int count) {
+        char[] chars = new char[count];
+        Random random = new Random();
+        final String POSSIBLE_CHARS = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            chars[i] = POSSIBLE_CHARS.charAt(random.nextInt(POSSIBLE_CHARS.length()));
+        }
+        return new String(chars);
+    }
+}