/**
     * Generate the access token.
     * @return The access token.
     */
    public String generateAccessToken() {
        return RandomStringUtils.random(ComponentUtil.getFessConfig().getApiAccessTokenLengthAsInteger(), 0, 0, true, true, null, random);
    }

    /**
     * Get the access token from the request.
     * @param request The request.
     * @return The access token.
     */