Generate pretty secure random passwords

pwgen -Bnyc

These are my favourite switches on pwgen: -B Don't include ambiguous characters in the password -n Include at least one number in the password -y Include at least one special symbol in the password -c Include at least one capital letter in the password It just works! Add a number to set password length, add another to set how many password to output. Example: pwgen -Bnyc 12 20 this will output 20 password of 12 chars length.

Sample Output

yae[T3ae iM7ca[d9 joo*ro4K xoo}meF4 so{g9ohZ yohS&ah3 uu%X7jah fa|h7Wip
Siek'ei9 Oi:qu9ae uTh9gai[ Zei4ood: uRea7ab< Eequ[oo7 usa7pi|M Ooc(ei4d
Osh"equ7 Aip/ie3a ci)Ng7pi eiS3Vae] xoo4aaW. UTh3ahn[ yei^k9Ic Iu7Phah>
oas^iu9O voo4UaT' ooNg7oe| Xui"qu9o QuuT"oh7 buV9hei! inoo;N4E aiN,aex4
aighi%B7 Agh7tee! xo(fah3E Kah7aj\i ra9Aey(e aH[ai"y9 Oc(ai4Ee fe7MeX'u
ohj;ee3T osho*i7I Tai&Ng3e Koo,w?i3 ieB4Eef| Ahph:o4v VeiK+a4w oy3eeJ)u
ok9Fo>K^ oor!eeD4 aeR3phu& KiPo'ti4 woh&V3ox eiR!o4iz wooH*e9u Uef`oo9V
Ca9ein<e xa=na7Mo ooF"ie3W Eex;ai3c eiRai:z3 Si9sei&t eiY"ae7Z iH7eeG*o
UY7Pe@y7 que!X9th Eawiu"v4 Euxum$e4 Tua4Gie: os7bei<Z og=e4niR tho7Emo}
iey%uGa4 Awoh4se@ we3Weu@f Ahri>sh9 Ro7hu$uN ooGh,i9h Oow3ui*b ha9Ohr!a
sohD,ir9 UD<aePh7 roK4nai\ Jap7voh[ Voo9jei, wio4Vie< aQu7rah< bi.Geeg4
iu_koo9R Yu[th7yo Foh`d7yi Fok[ee9e zoo-ni4U Fah7aiZ! or!iah4H Ecae7xo-
OhS3Ef\i jooh7Be% OC3tei-M Eer3EeX| OiK}ah3p eeT7eov% aeN4Tho] uZ%io4ai
Pei|r9ai uuw;o7Oo gook/u9N iek[i4Ra Ies'oj7z Ahr_oo3e Aa9aiG@e ii.D7ohp
Yo$ce3wo coo"ph3I aex>ae9B IpooY}i9 wu3Thu%e Quei$H9g we9eM@uZ ooy4Ma#i
Pei=sh4r paiK&a7o eu7na^Pi dai@K3tu ooK!aen7 aD)a7dai oP'ij7Qu Aeng7ma-
aW9eezi< uu\vo4Ah kie=t9Pe eng7Eoj, eev9aeM" tah$qu7E eeHo|j4o Dahd>ee9
chuG:oh9 hi~k3ieP nah]C4ah jah4xaJ+ zooF`ai7 Ya@aY9fo EN]ohd7i ea3Chee%
Ee,f]i7i rau&K3Ce Ub7thah< eiN&ie9c Go7yuch! Aev3iqu$ ohr3EC*o oh7phu!W
ko3xae@C Oop&ee7i Iegh7ko- xo,Pie9h thee#Gu9 Boh+b4Ei ga4Je)qu eeV(o<s9

By: KoRoVaMiLK

2012-03-15 14:38:15

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