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Random Strong Password Generator (view source)

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== About ==
 
== About ==
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This contrib provides a new shell command called '''randpw''', which is a ''Random Strong Password Generator''. '''randpw''' can generate strong passwords of any given length based on a randomized set of ASCII characters and symbols.
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== Installation ==
 
== Installation ==
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To enhance the ''randomize'' functionality factor of the ''randpw'' an additional RPM from the '''[[epel]]'' repository is required. Please see [[epel|'''these''']] instructions on how to enable the epel repository.
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Currently the randpw RPM is available from the xxx repository, and this repository should be enabled. Please see here on how to enable the xxx repository.
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Currently only a 64-bit version is available.
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= For SME 8 =
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TBA
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= For SME 9=
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To install ''randpw'' and it's dependencies issue the following command as root:
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yum install randpw --enablerepo=epel,xxx
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<headertabs/>
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After installation the ''randpw'' tool is immediately available to be used.
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== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
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The ''randpw'' requires an positive number argument. This number stands for the length of the to be generated password. Although any positive number can be given, a sensible length for a password should be considered. e.g. SME user passwords have a minimum length of 7 and the MySQL root password has a length of 70. Obviously a user password length is limited to what is humanly reasonable to remember, where as automated mechanisms that require a password, such as site to site VPN connections or the above MySQL example, can have longer, and thus stronger, passwords.
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Syntax:
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randpw [n]
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e.g.
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randpw 75 
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== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==
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Generate a SME user password:
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randpw 7
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Generate a password and store it to an SME Server db key (or db key property):
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config set MyStrongPassword `randpw 70`
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[[Category:Security]]
 
[[Category:Security]]
 
[[Category:Contrib]]
 
[[Category:Contrib]]
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