EzPass

EzPass is an intuitive password generator.

I've been learning Python for about a year but never really did anything with it. My biggest struggle was to actually come up with project ideas but never wanted to do something as simple as a generic password generator. So I came up with the idea of taking it to the next level and this is where I came up with the idea for EzPass.

Going through with EzPass I forced myself to learn, understand and implement simple Python concepts rather than just knowing the theory. This is just the beginning with limited features but my end goal is a password generator that:

Is fully compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. (Only works on Linux machines for the time being)
Be able to access your passwords easily from the command line rather than going to search on the output/ folder.
Simple copy and paste.

Because I'm still learning about how to implement what and when, it might take some time, however, I'm hoping you all enjoy it.

Installation

Basic Usage:

cd ~/Documents/ # Could be any folder.

git clone https://github.com/EzlosSWM/ezpass.git

To have it run from any directory.

# (Optional) Create a directory for your scripts, in your home folder.
mkdir ~/.scripts
# (Optional) Add folder to your PATH variable
export PATH=$PATH:"~/.scripts"
cd ~/.scripts
# Download EzPass
git clone https://github.com/EzlosSWM/ezpass.git
# (Optional) Remove the .py extension. 
mv ezpass.py ezpass 
# Make ezpass executable
chmod +x ezpass

After following the above instructions, you can run ezpass as a regular command.

Usage

If you chose not to make a dedicated folder for your scripts go to the installed path and enter:

python3 ezpass.py <length-of-password>

If you chose to run it as a script:

ezpass <length-of-password>

There are two options for output, -o / --output and -s / --silent.

-o / --ouput: will present the generated password on the command line and save it the the json file in the output/ folder.
-s / --silent: wil not show you the passsword in the command line. The password is still saved within the json file. (This is the default)

Features

Even though, these are optional, I highly recommend using them for organization's sake. You don't want to generate different passwords for abc.com and xyz.com and don't know which password is for which website or username.

-h / --help: is a generic help menu for usage.
-u / --username: the username attached to the generated password.
-t / title: the name of the website for the generated password.
-o / --ouput: will present the generated password on the command line and save it the the json file in the output/ folder.
-s / --silent: wil not show you the passsword in the command line. The password is still saved within the json file. (This is the default)

Example:

python3 ezpass.py 16 -t www.test.com -u ezlosswm -o

Output:

The generated password for ['www.test.com'] is KElQ9iFiMBcXwUlR.

Contact

I'm always learning, so if you have any tips to improve the code or any tips in general feel free to message me directly on:

ezlosswm / ezpass