diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/StringUtils.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/StringUtils.java
index 0de4e93e3..710d7d292 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package org.jivesoftware.smack.util;
 
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Random;
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ public class StringUtils {
      * @param length the desired length of the random String to return.
      * @return a random String of numbers and letters of the specified length.
      */
-    public static String randomString(int length) {
+    public static String insecureRandomString(int length) {
         if (length < 1) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -186,6 +187,31 @@ public class StringUtils {
         return new String(randBuffer);
     }
 
+    private static final SecureRandom SECURE_RANDOM = new SecureRandom();
+
+    public static String randomString(final int length) {
+        if (length < 1) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        byte[] randomBytes = new byte[length];
+        SECURE_RANDOM.nextBytes(randomBytes);
+        char[] randomChars = new char[length];
+        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+            randomChars[i] = getPrintableChar(randomBytes[i]);
+        }
+        return new String(randomChars);
+    }
+
+    private static char getPrintableChar(byte indexByte) {
+        assert(numbersAndLetters.length < Byte.MAX_VALUE * 2);
+
+        // Convert indexByte as it where an unsigned byte by promoting it to int
+        // and masking it with 0xff. Yields results from 0 - 254.
+        int index = indexByte & 0xff;
+        return numbersAndLetters[index % numbersAndLetters.length];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if CharSequence is not null and is not empty, false otherwise.
      * Examples:
diff --git a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/IntTestUtil.java b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/IntTestUtil.java
index 83ce1dab3..043efbbcc 100644
--- a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/IntTestUtil.java
+++ b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/IntTestUtil.java
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public class IntTestUtil {
     public static UsernameAndPassword registerAccount(XMPPConnection connection)
                     throws NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException, NotConnectedException,
                     InterruptedException {
-        return registerAccount(connection, StringUtils.randomString(12),
-                        StringUtils.randomString(12));
+        return registerAccount(connection, StringUtils.insecureRandomString(12),
+                        StringUtils.insecureRandomString(12));
     }
 
     public static UsernameAndPassword registerAccount(XMPPConnection connection, String username,
diff --git a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/SmackIntegrationTestFramework.java b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/SmackIntegrationTestFramework.java
index 1e400ea5a..418a530d8 100644
--- a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/SmackIntegrationTestFramework.java
+++ b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/igniterealtime/smack/inttest/SmackIntegrationTestFramework.java
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ public class SmackIntegrationTestFramework {
             accountUsername = USERNAME_PREFIX + '-' + middlefix + '-' +testRunResult.testRunId;
         }
         if (StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(accountPassword)) {
-            accountPassword = StringUtils.randomString(16);
+            accountPassword = StringUtils.insecureRandomString(16);
         }
         // @formatter:off
         Builder builder = XMPPTCPConnectionConfiguration.builder()
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ public class SmackIntegrationTestFramework {
     }
 
     public static final class TestRunResult {
-        public final String testRunId = StringUtils.randomString(5);
+        public final String testRunId = StringUtils.insecureRandomString(5);
         private final List<SuccessfulTest> successfulTests = Collections.synchronizedList(new LinkedList<SuccessfulTest>());
         private final List<FailedTest> failedIntegrationTests = Collections.synchronizedList(new LinkedList<FailedTest>());
         private final List<TestNotPossible> impossibleTestMethods = Collections.synchronizedList(new LinkedList<TestNotPossible>());
diff --git a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/LoginIntegrationTest.java b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/LoginIntegrationTest.java
index a6de85959..f7fbc6b8e 100644
--- a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/LoginIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/LoginIntegrationTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class LoginIntegrationTest extends AbstractSmackLowLevelIntegrationTest {
     @SmackIntegrationTest
     public void testInvalidLogin() throws SmackException, IOException, XMPPException,
                     InterruptedException, KeyManagementException, NoSuchAlgorithmException {
-        final String nonExistentUserString = StringUtils.randomString(24);
+        final String nonExistentUserString = StringUtils.insecureRandomString(24);
         XMPPTCPConnectionConfiguration conf = getConnectionConfiguration().setUsernameAndPassword(
                         nonExistentUserString, "invalidPassword").build();
 
diff --git a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransferIntegrationTest.java b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransferIntegrationTest.java
index 7f883e08b..59d527230 100644
--- a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransferIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/filetransfer/FileTransferIntegrationTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class FileTransferIntegrationTest extends AbstractSmackIntegrationTest {
         ftManagerTwo = FileTransferManager.getInstanceFor(conTwo);
     }
 
-    private static final byte[] dataToSend = StringUtils.randomString(1024 * 4 * 5).getBytes();
+    private static final byte[] dataToSend = StringUtils.insecureRandomString(1024 * 4 * 5).getBytes();
 
     @SmackIntegrationTest
     public void fileTransferTest() throws Exception {
diff --git a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatIntegrationTest.java b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatIntegrationTest.java
index 6d905d611..1951b431d 100644
--- a/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/smack-integration-test/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChatIntegrationTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import org.jxmpp.jid.parts.Resourcepart;
 
 public class MultiUserChatIntegrationTest extends AbstractSmackIntegrationTest {
 
-    private final String randomString = StringUtils.randomString(6);
+    private final String randomString = StringUtils.insecureRandomString(6);
 
     private final MultiUserChatManager mucManagerOne;
     private final MultiUserChatManager mucManagerTwo;