dmke / simple-password-gen

Simple Ruby-powered password generator

Simple Password Generator¶ ↑

This class will generate either a pronounceable or complete random password.

Installation¶ ↑

Simply install the generator with Rubygems:

$ gem install simple-password-gen

Example¶ ↑

You may require this file and generate some passwords, like:

require 'simple-password-gen'
puts Password.pronounceable # => "nduslihefrash"
puts Password.pronounceable(3) # => "ndu"
puts Password.pronounceable(5, visually_safe: true) # => "ukaje"
puts Password.random(4)     # => "w'ds"
pw = Password.new (1..10)   # => #<Password:0x9678514 ...>
pw.pronounceable            # => "t"
pw.pronounceable            # => "vostyhish"
pw.random                   # => "8+a"
...

Synopsis¶ ↑

Alternatively, you may simply run this file as command line application:

$ simple-password-gen -h
simple-password-gen [--length/-l LEN] [--number/-n NUM]
  Generates <NUM> password(s) with appox. length <LEN>.
  Will fail if NUM is less than 1 or LEN is less than 5.
  Defaults: LEN=10, NUM=3

Author and Contributors¶ ↑

Written by Dominik Menke, dominik(dot)menke(at)gmail(dot)com

Some typo fixes by @tanraya (Andrew).

License¶ ↑

Simplified BSD License. See the file LICENSE.