PasswordGenerator

Generates a password based on user-entered password requirements

Using the Password Generator

https://jlchen6.github.io/PasswordGenerator/

1. Push the big red "Generate Password" button
2. Enter a number between 8 and 128 to designate the password length
3. Answer the yes or no questions regarding which character types to use
   • Can choose from lowercase, uppercase, numeric, and special characters.
   • You must choose at least one type of character.
4. Your generated password will then appear in the text box!

Behind the Code

I created two object variables. One to store the dynamic data needed for password generation, and another one to store the static collections of special characters used to generate the password.

Algorithm

Gathering User Input Data

• After the big red button is pushed, a prompt gathers the desired length of the password.
• A series of confirm() calls toggle which special characters to use.

Password Generation

• For as many characters as the user-entered password length, the code first chooses a random type of character from the user-selected types.
• Based on which character type was randomly selected, that character set is grabbed and a random character from that set is selected.
• That chosen character is procedurally added to the password
• The loop continues until the password reaches the user-entered password length.
• The function then returns the generated password so that it can be displayed on the screen