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note: passgen.php passgen.phps Leave the rest alone ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "César Aracena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PHP General List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 2:51 PM Subject: [PHP] Random Passwords Generator > Hi all. I know there must be several ways of doing this but I wonder > what the best solution is. I'm tired of making and looking at scripts > that creates random passwords for users from a "words.txt" list. These > kind of passwords are limited only to the number of strange words your > fingers type into a file, for which I think it's not the most secure way > of giving away new passwords. I know there are other types of password > generating scripts, but I want to know from the users of this list which > would be the best one. > > I think that pre-made passwords (choose randomly) are dangerous, because > most users DO NOT change their given password once received and hackers > CAN access that words.txt file no matter what level of protection you > use for that server/folder. > > Isn't there a function or something that would generate random passwords > following given rules like: > > - from x to y characters long. > - lower AND/OR upper case. > - numbers AND characters combination. > - random numbers AND characters. > > Which are the functions (or combination of functions) I can use to > achieve this? Thanks in advance, > > Cesar Aracena > On Dial-Up > CE / MCSE+I > Neuquen, Argentina > +54.299.6356688 > +54.299.4466621 > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
