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    Strong Password Generator

    Bpwsgen is a program that enables you to create secure passwords or lists of passwords. All that is required is a length and the count to be created, You also have nine optional options that can be used to style the output of the passwords.

    Compile the program
    Code:
    gcc pwdgen.c - o pwsgen
    The Source Code
    Code:
    /*
        Strong Random Password Generator
    */
    
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <ctype.h>
    #include <time.h>
    #include <string.h>
    
    #define MIN_PWS_LENGTH 6
    #define MIN_PWS_COUNT 1
    #define MIN_PWS_COUNT 1
    #define MAX_MASK_LEN 256
    #define MAX_PWS_LEN 256
    #define MAX_FLAGS 10
    #define MAX_PASSWORDS 4000
    
    #define TRUE 1
    #define FALSE 0
    
    //Password mask types.
    char *pLowcase = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
    char *pUppercase = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
    char *pDigits = "0123456789";
    char *pPunctuation = "!\"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[]^_{|}~";
    char *pHex = "ABCDEF0123456789";
    char *sp = " ";
    
    //Holds the option types of passwords to generate.
    int i_flags = 0;
    char flags[MAX_FLAGS];
    //Holds the generated password.
    char pws[MAX_PWS_LEN];
    
    int flag_exsits(char c){
        //Look in the flags array if a char is found
        int x = 0;
        int Found = FALSE;
    
        while(x < i_flags){
            //Check if c is in flags
            if(c == flags[x]){
                //Yes it is found
                Found = TRUE;
                //Here we exit the loop
                break;
            }
            //INC counter
            x++;
        }
        return Found;
    }
    
    int is_vowel(char c){
        char ch = toupper(c);
    
        if(ch == 'A' || ch == 'E' || ch == 'I' || ch == 'O' || ch == 'U'){
            return 1;
        }else{
            return 0;
        }
    }
    
    int main(int argc, char **argv)
    {
        char c = '\0';
        char flag = '\0';
        char pTempMask[MAX_MASK_LEN];
        char pMask[MAX_MASK_LEN];
    
        int pMaskLen = 0;
        int length = MIN_PWS_LENGTH;
        int count = MIN_PWS_COUNT;
        int x = 2;
        int i = 0;
        int j = 0;
        int rnd = 0;
    
        int rm_vowels = FALSE;
        int ln_No = FALSE;
        int Exclude_simlar = FALSE;
        //Get random seed.
        srand((unsigned int)time(NULL));
    
        if(argc < 3){
            printf("-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
            printf("bpwsgen ::  Strong Random Password Generator Version 1.3a\n");
            printf("-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");
            printf("\nSimple Usage :: bpwsgen length count /[OPTIONS]\n");
            printf("\n    Length ::  Length of the password to create.\n");
            printf("    Count  ::  Number of passwords to create.\n");
            printf("\n    Options ::\n\n");
            printf("       /U Include upper case characters A-Z\n");
            printf("       /L Include lower case characters a-z\n");
            printf("       /D Include digits 0-9\n");
            printf("       /P Include punctuation and others.\n");
            printf("       /H Include hexadecimal characters.\n");
            printf("       /S Include space character.\n");
            printf("       /V Do not include vowels.\n");
            printf("       /X Exclude Similar characters e.g. (Il1O05S2Z)\n");
            printf("       /N Include number each line.\n");
            return 0;
        }
    
        //Get password length
        length = atoi(argv[1]);
        count = atoi(argv[2]);
    
        //Check password length
        if(length < MIN_PWS_LENGTH){
            length = MIN_PWS_LENGTH;
        }
        //Max length of password is 255
        if(length > MAX_PWS_LEN){
            length = MAX_PWS_LEN;
        }
    
        //Check number of passwords.
        if(count < MIN_PWS_COUNT){
            count = MIN_PWS_COUNT;
        }
        //Max passwords
        if(count > MAX_PASSWORDS){
            count = MAX_PASSWORDS;
        }
    
        strcpy(pTempMask,"");
    
        //Add default password mask if no options are selected.
        if(argc == 3){
            //Add default mask.
            strcat(pTempMask,pUppercase);
            strcat(pTempMask,pLowcase);
            strcat(pTempMask,pDigits);
        }
    
        //Create password mask
        while(x < argc){
            //Get char from argv
            flag = toupper(argv[x][1]);
            //Check if flag is already in the flags array
            if(flag_exsits(flag) == FALSE && (isalpha(flag))){
                //Store flag
                flags[i_flags] = flag;
                //INC flag counter
                i_flags++;
            }
            //INC counter
            x++;
        }
    
        //Reset counter
        i = 0;
    
        //Process flags
        while(i < i_flags){
            //Get flag
            flag = flags[i];
            //Process flag
            switch(flag){
            case 'U':
                strcat(pTempMask,pUppercase);
                break;
            case 'L':
                strcat(pTempMask,pLowcase);
                break;
            case 'D':
                strcat(pTempMask,pDigits);
                break;
            case 'P':
                strcat(pTempMask,pPunctuation);
                break;
            case 'H':
                strcat(pTempMask,pHex);
                break;
            case 'S':
                strcat(pTempMask,sp);
                break;
            case 'V':
                rm_vowels = TRUE;
                break;
            case 'N':
                ln_No = TRUE;
                break;
            case 'X':
                Exclude_simlar = TRUE;
                break;
            }
            //INC counter
            i++;
        }
    
        i = 0;
    
        while(i < strlen(pTempMask)){
            char ch = pTempMask[i];
            //See if we need to remove vowels
            if(rm_vowels == TRUE){
                if(is_vowel(ch) == FALSE){
                    pMask[pMaskLen] = ch;
                    pMaskLen++;
                }
            }
            else{
                //Just copy ch to pMask
                pMask[pMaskLen] = ch;
                //INC password length
                pMaskLen++;
            }
            i++;
        }
        //Add ending for password mask.
        pMask[pMaskLen] = '\0';
    
        x = 0;
        i = 0;
        //Create passwords.
        while(i < count){
            //Generate random password.
            for(j = 0; j < length;j++){
    
            //Get random number.
            rnd = rand() % strlen(pMask);
                //Get random char from pMask
                c = pMask[rnd];
    
                //Exclude similar characters.
                if(Exclude_simlar == TRUE){
                    while(c == 'I' || c == 'l' || c == '1'
                          || c == 'O' || c == '0'
                          || c == '5' || c == 'S'
                          || c == '2' || c == 'Z'){
                        //Get random number
                        rnd = rand() % strlen(pMask);
                        //Get random char from pMask
                        c = pMask[rnd];
                    }
                }
                //Build password
                pws[j] = c;
            }
            //Add ending for password.
            pws[j] = '\0';
    
            //Check if numbering lines
            if(ln_No == TRUE){
                //Print line number.
                printf("%04d ",(i + 1));
            }
            //Print random password.
            printf("%s\n",pws);
            //INC counter
            i++;
        }
        //Clear arrays.
        memset(pTempMask,0,sizeof(pTempMask));
        memset(pMask,0,sizeof(pMask));
        memset(flags,0,sizeof(flags));
        memset(pws,0,sizeof(pws));
        return 0;
    }
    Run the program

    Code:
    ./bpwsgen 8 1 /u /l /d
    Password options:

    /U Include upper case characters A-Z
    /L Include lower case characters a-z
    /D Include digits 0-9
    /P Include punctuation and others.
    /H Include hexadecimal characters.
    /S Include space character.
    /V Do not include vowels.
    /X Exclude Similar characters e.g. (Il1O05S2Z)
    /N Include number each line.

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    Re: Good Random Password Generator

    The stronger the password you give, the more secure you are for any electronic item.

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    Re: Good Random Password Generator

    I was using the same password everywhere (yikes!) until I came across Bpwsgen. It really made password creation so easy; just set the length and count, and boom! I also stumbled upon a great Strong PIN Generator while looking for a pin code generator that helps me keep my accounts secure. Honestly, it’s such a relief knowing I have unique passwords now. I love the flexibility of customizing the output too—definitely makes things more personal. It’s funny how something as simple as a password can make a world of difference in security. Have you all tried combining password managers with these generators?
    Last edited by Laxenius; Oct 31st, 2024 at 03:28 AM.

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