Generate strong password in linux.

[Big-E]

I just learned of a neat little program to generate strong passwords.

Debian, or other distrobution.

sudo apt-get install mkpasswd

To use type:

mkpasswd --char=10

This will generate a 10 char random password. Good luck remembering it.

You can also try:

mkpasswd -s "insertwordhere"

This will take the characters from the entered word, and create a password from those char.

Ubuntu uses a different program in its repositories for some reason, but its called makepasswd, to install it simply type:


sudo apt-get install makepasswd

The program is used exactly the same way, except of course, you replace mkpasswd with makepasswd.

Now enjoy your new secure passwords and rid of your 'abc123'/'cathat' passwords today.

[eppik]

I believe a sticky should be made of this....for the future generations of linux users...lol

[Gogeta70]

I could create a program like this in a few minutes if i desired, it's one of the simplest concepts. As a matter of fact, i think that would be a great lesson in a PHP tutorial, or any other programming language tutorial, probably.

Definitely a great tool for anyone to use. Good find.