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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ generation times.
base64-encoded to avoid string escaping. See [Password Policy Syntax](/vault/docs/concepts/password-policies#password-policy-syntax)
for details on password policy definitions.

`entropy_source` `(string: "")` - Specifies an override to the default source of entropy
(randomness) used to generate the passwords. Must be one of:
- "" - source randomness from the default source.
- `platform` - source randomness from the platform RNG.
- `seal` - source entropy from the entropy augmentation. <EnterpriseAlert inline="true" />


### Sample payload

```json
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