XKCDPass PowerShell Module

XKCDPass is a PowerShell module that provides a flexible and scriptable password generator which generates strong passphrases, inspired by XKCD 936.

The command which is exported from this module is Get-XKCDRandomPassword.

Whilst this password generator is inspired by XKCD 936, its defaults have been configured in a way which gives this tool the most compatibility out of the box with the majority of services we use passwords for today. The defaults that we have set are:

• The password contains 4 words between 5 and 9 characters.
• The first letter of each word is capitalized.
• The passphrase is ended with two random digits.

This allows the password generator to provide passwords by default which will be strong, easy to remember, difficult to brute-force and still pass the usual requirements of at least one upper-case letter, one lower-case letter and at least 1 digit.

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Source

The source code can be found here.

Requirements

• PowerShell 5.1 or Above.

This module will work cross-platform with PowerShell 7.

Installation

Install-Module -Name XKCDPass

Usage

To generate a password using the defaukt settings, run the following command:

Get-XKCDRandomPassword

We also support the following parameters:

• -NumWords: The number of words to include in the password.
• -NumDigits: The number of digits to include in the password.
• -MinWordLength: The minimum length of a word to include in the password.
• -MaxWordLength: The maximum length of a word to include in the password.
• -Seperator: The seperator to use between words in the password.
• -Suffix: The suffix to use at the end of the password.

An example using the above parameters can be found below:

Get-XKCDRandomPassword -NumWords 4 -NumDigits 3 -MinWordLength 4 -MaxWordLength 6 -Separator _ -Suffix !

License

This project is released under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3.