genpwd

Genpwd is a minimal, pure-Python password generator. It generates variable-length, secure passwords using entropy from os.urandom(). It is able to generate diceware (longer but easier to remember) as well as classical passwords (shorter but harder to remember).

Running genpwd

To generate a secure-by-default password, run:

$ ./genpwd.py

To change the password's entropy, use the -e parameter:

$ ./genpwd.py -e 100

To change the password's length, use the -l parameter:

$ ./genpwd.py -l 15

To use diceware instead of classical passwords, use the -d parameter:

$ ./genpwd.py -d

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Contact: Philipp Winter phw@nymity.ch
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