xpwd

xpwd is a command line password / pass phrase generator in the spirit of XKCD.

xpwd is written in Go. Its initial implementation uses the dictionary built in to Mac/Unix platforms (/usr/share/dict/). It also currently uses cli commands internally for parsing the dictionary.

Here is the original XKCD Password Strength Comic

Usage

• xpwd

Options

• -d, --dictionary
  • dictionary to use [oxford (default) | mac]
• -c, --count
  • number of words in the passphrase (default 4, minimum 1)
• -m, --min
  • minimum word length (default 6)
• -x, --max
  • maximum word length (default 11, maximum 16)
  • setting maximum word length to 0, defaults to 16

Examples

• Three word passphrase from the Mac system dictionary
  • xpwd -d mac -c 3
• Passphrase with four words between 8 and 9 characters long
  • xpwd -m 8 -x 9