Keygen - X11 Key Generator

A simple graphical key generator application using the X11 library like the good old keygen from the 1990's era but for UNIX.

FreeBSD and Linux are supported.

• Background sound is using ALSA on Linux
• Background sound is using Open Sound System (OSS) on FreeBSD

"Because I'm a huge fan of Samurai" -- Hana wa sakuragi, hito wa bushi

And yes, Keygen are totally useless now because we are free and use Free Software!

Requirements

• C compiler (GCC or clang)
• X11 development libraries
• Alsa library libasound
• Mpeg library libmpg123
• Jpeg library libjpeg
• Xft library libxft for font rendering

To render Japanese Kanji you need to install KanjiStrokeOrders font from https://www.nihilist.org.uk

Building

make

Usage

./keygen

Features

• Generates random 16-character alphanumeric keys
• Keys are formatted with dashes every 4 characters (e.g., ABCD-1234-EFGH-5678)
• Click the "Generate" button to create a new key
• Press Q or Escape to quit
• Press S to change the background
• Press M to mute the sound
• Press N to change the mp3 music played

How it works

The application creates an X11 window with:

• A title at the top
• The generated key displayed in the center
• A "Generate" button at the bottom
• It display the image in the img/ folder as background
• It plays a sound in the background as well

Each time you click the button, a new random key is generated using rand() seeded with the current time.

Visual

Here what its looks like, but the experience is way better with the 8-bits background sound

FAQ

The 8-bits chiptune background music are royalty free and are from the website https://www.fesliyanstudios.com