I would like to share my password generator with you:
Features:
- set length
- set possible caracters
- lowercase
- uppercase
- digits
- special
- set frequency of different types
- possibility to validate passwords
- at least one lowercase letter included
- at least one uppercase letter included
- at least one digit included
- at least one special caracter included
- generates printable passwords
- without: Il1oO0"'`
- generates multiple passwords
Install:
The following commands should work at standard linux intallations:
$ sudo wget -P/usr/bin/ https://pool.umws.de/public/blog/passgen
$ sudo chmod +x passgen
The following commands should work at standard mac intallations:
$ sudo curl https://pool.umws.de/public/blog/passgen -o /opt/local/bin/passgen
$ sudo chmod +x /opt/local/bin/passgen
Otherwise you can download it manually: passgen
When you downloaded the file, you have to give execute permissions to it.
Usage:
Usage: passgen [-options]
where options include:
| option | default | |
|---|---|---|
| -N <number> | number of generated passwords | 1 |
| -L <length> | length of generated passwords | 8 |
| -P False | not printable | True |
| -U <types> | set types of possible caracters: L = lowercase U = uppercase D = digit S = special caracters | LUDS |
| -T <types> | at least on caracter of these types will be included: L = lowercase U = uppercase D = digit S = special caracters | LUDS |
| -cL <multiplier> | [1-9] multiply chance for lowercase caracters | 2 |
| -cU <multiplier> | [1-9] multiply chance for uppercase caracters | 2 |
| -cD <multiplier> | [1-9] multiply chance for digits | 2 |
| -cS <multiplier> | [1-9] multiply chance for special caracters | 1 |
Examples:
Use default settings:
$ passgen
1 password generated:
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fzU6r.qE
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Generate 5 passwords with 12 caracters:
$ passgen -L 12 -N 5
5 passwords generated:
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.B3Tcw4gGh@|
;X9$XGGkkc$E
7vxUC.5UcxES
T,Je.9_ZVQzA
qw<CJV6aJBmr
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Generate password without special caracters:
$ passgen -U LUD
1 password generated:
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Na84V5Wi
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License:
License: GPLv3
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
