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You generate the random value externally and feed it via configuration into your stack.

```$ program-to-generate-value | pulumi config set generatedValue --secret```
Then in your program:
```const config = new pulumi.Config();
const generated = config.requireSecret('generatedValue');```

wanted to prevent that :wink: dynamic providers look like what i need <https://www.pulumi.com/docs/intro/concepts/resources/dynamic-providers/>

I guess it depends on the kind of value you want to generate. :wink: It could also be that instead of a random value you could apply some kind of deterministic hash function on the inputs?

I mean you could just use the random provider inside your component resource?

But yes dynamic providers are a good way to do this if the random provider isn't sufficient.