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Jun 16th, 2020, 04:45 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Fanatic Member
Random Password Generator
Hi,
This is a password generator I made a few months back with the help of a friend who added a few featires. it contains many options skins and more hope you like it.
Download Source Code:
PwsGenStd.zip
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Jun 16th, 2020, 08:21 PM
#2
Hyperactive Member
Re: Random Password Generator
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Jun 17th, 2020, 04:00 AM
#3
Thread Starter
Fanatic Member
Re: Random Password Generator
Thanks yokesee glad you like it
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Jun 18th, 2020, 03:51 AM
#4
New Member
Re: Random Password Generator
Awesome work.
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Jun 18th, 2020, 07:37 AM
#5
Re: Random Password Generator
I'm sure your app there is fine and dandy and all that (it does look slick and has some nifty options), but I'm going to rain on your parade a bit here...
Bleh. I dislike "random" generators like that. They never create anything I can remember. It's also been proven that they can be broken using brute force fairly simply (may take a while, but it'll get there eventually). Now... Pass Phrases... that's where it's really at. I have a generator that I wrote in .NET (I need to update it to .NET Core so I can use it again)... that took three word files (color, animal, adjective/adverb), randomly pulled from a word from each one, and created a random number. Based on the numbers of words in each file, and the number combinations, the number of combinations possible exceeded the values of a long integer. And that's before capital variations are added, or even changing the word/number order. It also creates a phrase I will easily remember. I usually have it list out 25, and I'll pick from that. 5 minutes after I've changed my password, I've memorized my new password, forgotten the old one, and it's completely secured. And for those overly needly systems that insist that I have a special character in it... fiiiiine... I'll stuff one in there at some point.
Just something for you to think about.
-tg
Addendum: This is also why I *never* use the "suggested" passwords from google, lastpass, vault, chrome, firefox, or any other password management system.
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Jun 18th, 2020, 09:23 AM
#6
Re: Random Password Generator
Well, since Techgnome started it, I'll jump in too.
I took a look and you're just using the algorithmic Rnd function. You are calling Randomize each time you call Rnd, which gives it a new seed (based on system timer), but Rnd still doesn't produce a truly random number. As such, with enough work, these passwords could be calculated.
Alternatively, you should be calling one of the Windows API random string calls, such as CryptGenRandom or one of the newer one. These calls use a combination of outside stimuli (such as CPU temperature, keystroke timings, etc) to produce their random numbers. Going to the "outside world" and getting something with truly stochastic features is the only way to produce truly random numbers.
Just Saying,
Elroy
Any software I post in these forums written by me is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, and permission is hereby granted, free of charge and without restriction, to any person obtaining a copy. To all, peace and happiness.
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Jun 18th, 2020, 12:51 PM
#7
Hyperactive Member
Re: Random Password Generator
Just use a password manager with autofill and be done with this madness for good
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Jun 18th, 2020, 01:05 PM
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Re: Random Password Generator
Some of you seem to be forgetting the fact that many passwords that get generated are not at all for (semi)-permanent personal use. IT support people need to assign temporary passwords to new accounts or accounts with forgotten passwords all the time, and oftentimes those passwords need to adhere to a variety password requirements depending on the specific system in use.
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Jun 18th, 2020, 02:15 PM
#9
Hyperactive Member
Re: Random Password Generator
Originally Posted by OptionBase1
Some of you seem to be forgetting the fact that many passwords that get generated are not at all for (semi)-permanent personal use. IT support people need to assign temporary passwords to new accounts or accounts with forgotten passwords all the time, and oftentimes those passwords need to adhere to a variety password requirements depending on the specific system in use.
Every password manager I've used has tons of options on how to generate. Even the defaults are sane enough for most systems.
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