Passcat

Passcat lets you generate cryptographically secure, memorable passphrases using the diceware algorithm.

Contents

• Installation
• Usage
• CLI
• Available wordlists

Installation

$ go get -u github.com/iamcryptoki/passcat-go/passcat

Usage

package main

import (
    "log"
    "strings"

    "github.com/iamcryptoki/passcat-go/passcat"
)

func main() {
    // Generate 8 words in French using the diceware algorithm.
    p1, err := passcat.Generate("fr", 8, 1)
    if err != nil  {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    log.Printf(strings.Join(p1, "-"))

    // Generate 5 passphrases in Japanese
    // using the diceware algorithm.
    p2, err := passcat.Generate("jp", 8, 5)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    for _, p := range p2 {
        log.Printf(strings.Join(p, "-"))
    }
}

CLI

$ go install github.com/iamcryptoki/passcat-go/cmd/passcat

Basic usage:

$ passcat
risk freckled onslaught bouncing subpar winner syndrome

Specify the number of words to use in the passphrase:

$ passcat -w 10
provoke study crease fling dispense erasable drone monkhood trilogy outboard

Specify the number of passphrases to generate:

$ passcat -p 5
shelving ample marry fiscally osmosis boogeyman shrank
judiciary said eldercare utensil moonwalk frail swifter
capacity edginess rimless passably overhang jury backlash
attic ritalin headroom repost unhinge frenzied very
untangled gallstone gender anemic willfully calorie stainless

Specify a wordlist other than EFF:

$ passcat -l fr
logiez neuve brebis mastoc ortie tentes tilts

Available wordlists

Language	Code
EFF (English)	eff
Dutch	nl
French	fr
German	de
Italian	it
Japanese	jp
Norwegian	no
Polish	pl
Romanian	ro
Russian	ru
Spanish	es
Swedish	se
Turkish	tr

License

This code is released under a free software license and you are welcome to fork it.