Generator Version 1.4

Changes

• Updated Generator's dependencies. It now uses .NET 8.0 because .NET 6.0 will stop being supported in November 2024

Installation requirements

• Windows 10 or later
• PowerShell 7.4.5 or later

Installation instructions

Here is how you install Generator:

1. Install the .NET 8.0 desktop runtime if you do not have it on your machine. Here is a link to the runtime: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0 or https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download . You can also install it by running the following winget command:

    winget install --id Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8 --source winget
   

2. Run PowerShell as an Administrator user

3. Run one of the following PowerShell commands. Each command is one long line. The first command installs the easy to use version of Generator (i.e. the GUI version). The second command installs the easy to use version and the command line version.

    Invoke-WebRequest -Method GET -SslProtocol Tls12 -Uri 'https://generatordownload.blob.core.windows.net/v1-4/GeneratorInstallScripts.zip' -OutFile .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip ; if ('A6B723FED301B0A7FD00A8DA937A052468A1FBF0C9E61B313A441040F02369DB2B2F47062C10C371404D4C0B9E9D68250F6E74B8DE894B5B65D6583F34F3E729' -ne (Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA512 -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip).Hash) { throw "ERROR: Downloaded installation program is corrupted." }; Expand-Archive -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip -DestinationPath .\GeneratorInstallScripts; Remove-Item -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip; Set-Location .\GeneratorInstallScripts; .\InstallGenerator.ps1
   
    Invoke-WebRequest -Method GET -SslProtocol Tls12 -Uri 'https://generatordownload.blob.core.windows.net/v1-4/GeneratorInstallScripts.zip' -OutFile .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip ; if ('A6B723FED301B0A7FD00A8DA937A052468A1FBF0C9E61B313A441040F02369DB2B2F47062C10C371404D4C0B9E9D68250F6E74B8DE894B5B65D6583F34F3E729' -ne (Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA512 -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip).Hash) { throw "ERROR: Downloaded installation program is corrupted." }; Expand-Archive -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip -DestinationPath .\GeneratorInstallScripts; Remove-Item -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip; Set-Location .\GeneratorInstallScripts; .\InstallGenerator.ps1 -InstallCommandLineVersion
   

4. If you installed the command line version, you can run .\AddGeneratorToUsersPath.ps1 to add Generator to your path.

5. Go to the parent directory

6. Remove the scripts folder. The easiest way to do this is to run the following PowerShell commands:

    Remove-Item -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts -Recurse -Force
   

Now that the program is installed, you can find the GUI version on the Start Menu (it's called Generator). The command line version is in $env:ProgramFiles\Generator\Generator (usually C:\Program Files\Generator\Generator). If you added Generator to your path, you will need to open a new terminal window (not a tab) or command prompt window to see the path change.

Generator Version 1.3

Changes

• The easy to use version of Generator (the GUI version) can now print passwords on a printer
• The command line version of Generator can now generate random hex digit strings. Hex digits can be 0-9 and A-E.
• Generator now has an installation script which makes it easier to install Generator. The script also automatically adds Generator to Window's Start Menu .
• Generator also now ships with a PowerShell script to add Generator to a user's path. The script is in the GeneratorInstallScripts.zip file. It's called AddGeneratorToUsersPath.ps1 .

Installation requirements

• Windows 10 or later
• PowerShell 7 or later

Installation instructions

1. Install the .NET 6.0 desktop runtime if you do not have it on your machine. Here is a link to the runtime: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download .

2. Run PowerShell as an Administrator user

3. Run one of the following PowerShell commands. Each command is one long line. The first command installs the easy to use version of Generator (i.e. the GUI version). The second command installs the easy to use version and the command line version.

    Invoke-WebRequest -Method GET -SslProtocol Tls12 -Uri 'https://generatordownload.blob.core.windows.net/v1-3/GeneratorInstallScripts.zip' -OutFile .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip ; if ('EF7CB3A4C4F620E7EF1377996DE26A3D4C21F10F0F5A7FA81B4DE1669EBDCE3855CA4B469827E789AB24C8C73E423339703C061BD89BB03D5792F0610557F650' -ne (Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA512 -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip).Hash) { throw "ERROR: Downloaded installation program is corrupted." }; Expand-Archive -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip -DestinationPath .\GeneratorInstallScripts; Remove-Item -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip; Set-Location .\GeneratorInstallScripts; .\InstallGenerator.ps1
   
    Invoke-WebRequest -Method GET -SslProtocol Tls12 -Uri 'https://generatordownload.blob.core.windows.net/v1-3/GeneratorInstallScripts.zip' -OutFile .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip ; if ('EF7CB3A4C4F620E7EF1377996DE26A3D4C21F10F0F5A7FA81B4DE1669EBDCE3855CA4B469827E789AB24C8C73E423339703C061BD89BB03D5792F0610557F650' -ne (Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA512 -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip).Hash) { throw "ERROR: Downloaded installation program is corrupted." }; Expand-Archive -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip -DestinationPath .\GeneratorInstallScripts; Remove-Item -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts.zip; Set-Location .\GeneratorInstallScripts; .\InstallGenerator.ps1 -InstallCommandLineVersion
   

4. If you installed the command line version, you can run .\AddGeneratorToUsersPath.ps1 to add Generator to your path.

5. Go to the parent directory

6. Remove the scripts folder. The easiest way to do this is to run the following PowerShell commands:

    Remove-Item -Path .\GeneratorInstallScripts -Recurse -Force
   

Now that the program is installed, you can find the GUI version on the Start Menu (it's called Generator). The command line version is in $env:ProgramFiles\Generator\Generator (usually C:\Program Files\Generator\Generator). If you added Generator to your path, you will need to open a new terminal window (not a tab) or command prompt window to see the path change.

Generator Version 1.2.1

Changes

The easy to use version of Generator is done! This version has a graphical user interface. Here are its features:

• It creates three types of passwords:

  • Passwords with numbers, letters and symbols
  • Alpha-numeric passwords (letters and numbers)
  • Numeric passwords (PINs)

• It's easy to use and has documentation

• The user can change the default password length and type

Installation instructions

1. Install the .NET 6.0 desktop runtime if you do not have it on a machine. Here is a link to the runtime: ttps://dotnet.microsoft.com/download .

2. Download Generator.zip or EasyToUseGenerator.zip. EasyToUseGenerator.zip has the GUI version of the application and Generator.zip has the command line version.

3. Unzip the downloaded ZIP file in a directory. You are done.

Generator Version 1.2 Beta 1

Changes

• Added an easy to use version of Generator. This version has a graphical user interface. It is not done but it does work. Here is what it does:

  • It can generate all types of passwords which do not have space characters in them
  • It defaults to 20 character passwords with letters, numbers and symbols

• Here is what is left:

  • Add an easy to use password strength indicator. Right now, the app displays a text string describing the password's strength.
  • Add a way to let the user change the default password length and type
  • Add the Help and Advice window
  • Test for accessibility
  • Move strings from the XAML files to a string resource file

Known Issues

• The Create New Password window does not validate the new password's length. Make sure you put in a length from 1 to 256. The program will malfunction if an invalid length (ex, 0, -1. 257, foo, etc.) is put into the text field.

Installation instructions

1. Install the .NET 5.0 runtime if you do not have it on a machine. Here is a link to the runtime: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download .

2. Download one of the following ZIP files:

   Generator-1.2.Beta.1.zip
   Generator-1.2.Beta.1 with PDB Files.zip
   EasyToUseGenerator-1.2.Beta.1.zip
   EasyToUseGenerator-1.2.Beta.1 with PDB Files.zip

3. Unzip the downloaded ZIP file in a directory. You are done.

Generator Version 1.1

Changes

• Add a command to generate random PINs
• Fixed a bug where Generator.exe would crash if the user did not specify any command line arguments
• Generator is now a .NET 5 application. The .NET 5.0 runtime must be installed before Generator can be used. You can download the .NET 5.0 runtime by going to https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download .

Installation instructions

1. Install the .NET 5.0 runtime if you do not have it on a machine. Here is a link to the runtime: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download .

2. Download one of the following ZIP files:

• Generator-1.1.zip
• Generator-1.1 with PDB Files.zip

3. Unzip the downloaded ZIP file in a directory. You are done.