Keith-S-Thompson/random-passwords

Utilities for generating random passwords and passphrases

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…e$hmvcel9nyghAyw Another script in the same project generates XKCD-style random passphrases. https://github.com/Keith-S-Thompson/random-passwords
comment by _kst_ · 2023-12-10 · in I Hate MFA
…passphrases. Both are written in Perl, using /dev/urandom by default for randomness. https://github.com/Keith-S-Thompson/random-passwords
comment by _kst_ · 2023-05-24 · in Correct Horse Battery Staple: Secure Password Generator
…by default). In this case, the dictionary contained 27405 words of 6 to 8 letters. https://github.com/Keith-S-Thompson/random-passwords Of course this won't work for sites that restrict the length of a password, or that require special…
comment by _kst_ · 2016-03-16 · in Randomly-generated passwords still have to be legal strings