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jpeps

Joined: 31 May 2008
Posts: 2421
PostPosted: Thu 29 Sep 2011, 02:03    Post subject:  password generator  
This generates a 12 char password using numbers/symbols/large and small cap letters.

Code:

 #!/bin/sh

## Generates Passwords

x="0"  # length of password
flag="0"  # limit number of symbols
cflag="0" # limit number of digits

while ((x < 12)); do
var="$(echo $RANDOM | cut -c 1-2)"

## get symbols

if [ "$flag" -lt "2" ]; then
   if [  "$var" -lt 27 -a  "$var" -gt 22 ]; then
       printf "\x${var}"
           flag=$((flag + 1))
           x=$((x + 1))
   fi
fi
## get numbers

if [ "$cflag" -lt "3" ]; then
   if [  "$var" -lt 40 -a  "$var" -gt 30 ]; then
       printf "\x${var}"
           cflag=$((cflag + 1))
           x=$((x + 1))
   fi
fi

## get letters
if [ "$var" -gt 40 -a "$var" -lt 80 ]; then
       printf "\x${var}"
              x=$((x + 1))
fi
done
echo "
"



Code:

/mnt/sda2/Desktop $ password-generate
BU7f!y1&&2wC

Last edited by jpeps on Thu 29 Sep 2011, 18:27; edited 2 times in total
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GatorDog


Joined: 12 Sep 2006
Posts: 136
PostPosted: Thu 29 Sep 2011, 05:03    Post subject:  
Hi jpeps,

Very possible I'm missing something but if I'm reading you code right it won't be generating -
0 (zero)
J - O and Z (caps)
j - o and z (lower case)

For zero change
if [ "$var" -lt 40 -a "$var" -gt 30 ]; then
to
if [ "$var" -lt 40 -a "$var" -ge 30 ]; then

The 2-digit random numbers generated are decimal.
Code:
var="$(echo $RANDOM | cut -c 1-2)"

The hex digits A-F won't be generated and so the above mentioned letters won't be selected for duty.
---------------------
This will generate a 2-digit (1-byte) hex number:
Code:
var=$(2>/dev/null dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=1 |od -An -tx1)

But it might be better to generate a number less than 127, do the if/then
testing in decimal, then convert the selected number to hex.
I think this will generate a random number less than 127
Code:
var=$(($RANDOM % 127))

Convert var to a hex number-
Code:
var=$(printf "%x" $var)

Then again maybe I'm full of it and should leave well enough alone. Confused
gDog
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vovchik


Joined: 23 Oct 2006
Posts: 1231
Location: Ukraine
PostPosted: Thu 29 Sep 2011, 05:52    Post subject:  
Hi guys,

I did something a bit similar once (but in BaCon) and it is here: http://208.109.22.214/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=400744&sid=19bd2e6d22077c2caad901ef15d93b82

With kind regards,
vovchik
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jpeps

Joined: 31 May 2008
Posts: 2421
PostPosted: Thu 29 Sep 2011, 11:45    Post subject:  
GatorDog wrote:


The 2-digit random numbers generated are decimal.
Code:
var="$(echo $RANDOM | cut -c 1-2)"

The hex digits A-F won't be generated and so the above mentioned letters won't be selected for duty.


The code for letters is below it, and gets large caps/small caps. Large caps are 41-59 (z excluded). You can see them in the sample printout.

I didn't bother z, (z is "5a", so I'd have to include a special line of code for it since the other letters are simple digits). Sometimes 0's can confused with O's, so I didn't bother with that either. There are also symbols I didn't include, but they could be added with additional code. Some get tricky when sending ftp, though, due to escape issues.

Hi vovchik....I'm too paranoid to use a password that I can read Smile
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GatorDog


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Posts: 136
PostPosted: Thu 29 Sep 2011, 17:25    Post subject:  
Code:
Large caps are 41-59

Yes, but codes 41-59 are the hex codes. (41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,4A,4B,4C,4D,4F, 50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59) for A thru Z

Code:
var="$(echo $RANDOM | cut -c 1-2)"

generates the decimal numbers 10-99; so the hex numbers 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F (J-O) and 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F (j-o) won't be generated.

Quote:
You can see them in the sample printout.
BU7f!y1&&2wC
There are no J-O or j-o. There are the letters before and after, but none of those.

With the script as is, I don't think you'll ever see those characters.
Again I could be missing something; but I ran the script a number of times
and those letters didn't appear. (maybe a bad $RANDOM Confused )
On the other hand, there is that Eastern philosophy that just because
something has never happened does not mean it will never happen Wink

I mod'ed your code a little. This will include the upper/lower JKLMNO and Z
Code:
#!/bin/sh
## Generates Passwords

x="0"  # length of password
flag="0"  # limit number of symbols
cflag="0" # limit number of digits
psword_len=12
lower=32
upper=123
range=$(($upper - $lower))

print_chr (){
   var_hex=$(printf "%x" $var) #covert decimal to hex number
   printf "\x${var_hex}"
   x=$((x + 1))
}

while ((x < $psword_len)); do
   var=$((($RANDOM % $range) + $lower))

   ## get symbols
   if [ "$flag" -lt 3 -a "$var" -lt 39 -a "$var" -gt 32 ]; then
      print_chr
      flag=$((flag + 1))
      continue
   fi

   ## get numbers
   if [ "$cflag" -lt 3 -a "$var" -lt 58 -a "$var" -gt 47 ]; then
      print_chr
      cflag=$((cflag + 1))
      continue
   fi

   ## get upper case letters
   if [ "$var" -gt 64 -a "$var" -lt 91 ]; then
      print_chr
      continue
   fi

   ## get lower case letters
   if [ "$var" -gt 97 -a "$var" -lt 123 ]; then
      print_chr
   fi
done
echo " "
!PCbpd8Nk6qm

I'd be a little leery of using most of those symbols in a password. Quotes (") for instance; but guess it depends on what your needs are.

gDog
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jpeps

Joined: 31 May 2008
Posts: 2421
PostPosted: Thu 29 Sep 2011, 17:53    Post subject:  
GatorDog wrote:

generates the decimal numbers 10-99; so the hex numbers 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F (J-O) and 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F (j-o) won't be generated.


Right...I didn't bother with non-digit hex numbers....which goes beyond my purpose. You edited the post I responded to re: (A-F).

re: "quotes" Think I'll edit that out..so
Code:

 if [  "$var" -lt 27 -a  "$var" -gt 22 ]
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jpeps

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Posts: 2421
PostPosted: Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:36    Post subject:  
GatorDog raises an interesting point regarding use of hex. In his revision, he first converts number to hex, instead of trying to read hex directly. That prevents the following error:

Code:

printf "\x106"
6
printf "%x" 106
6a
printf "\x6a" 
j
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GatorDog


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PostPosted: Thu 29 Sep 2011, 22:43    Post subject:  
Quote:
Right...I didn't bother with non-digit hex numbers....which goes beyond my purpose. You edited the post I responded to re: (A-F).

Yep, sometimes going to the nth degree gets to be overkill. I'll have to check back up through this thread and see which post was edited.
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GatorDog


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Posts: 136
PostPosted: Fri 30 Sep 2011, 01:24    Post subject:  
Just for fun, here's a Q & D Bacon version-
Code:
Master_1$ = "_ - + . A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z"
Master_2$ = " 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z"
Master$ = CONCAT$(Master_1$, Master_2$)
SPLIT Master$ BY " " TO Chr$ SIZE Count
Pw$ = "[{<(@^&*)>}]"
FOR Index = 1 TO LEN(Pw$)
   Pw$ = REPLACE$(Pw$, MID$(Pw$, Index, 1), Chr$[RANDOM(Count + 1)])
NEXT Index
PRINT Pw$
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jpeps

Joined: 31 May 2008
Posts: 2421
PostPosted: Wed 07 Dec 2011, 06:00    Post subject:  
Decided to create a gtkdialog front-end, which incorporates the above ideas in addition to making sure the end result has numbers, symbols, and letters. Generates to editable entry box

front end:

Code:

 
#!/bin/sh

## Front end for password-generator.sh. jpeps 12/11


touch /tmp/pass
export GEN="/usr/local/passgen/password-generate.sh"

Generate() {

"$GEN" >/tmp/pass



## check for symbols & numbers
 
while ([ ! "$var" ]); do

 # check for numbers
 var="$(cat /tmp/pass | grep "[0-9]")"
 ## check for sympbols
 [ "$var" ] &&  var="$(cat /tmp/pass | sed 's/[0-9a-Z]//g')"   

 ## if no sybols and numbers, re-generate
 [ "$var" ] || "$GEN" >/tmp/pass
done
}
export -f Generate


export MAIN_DIALOG='
<window title="Random Password" default-width="210">
  <vbox>
    <entry>
       <variable>ENTRY</variable>
       <input file>/tmp/pass</input>
    </entry>
    <hbox>
      <button tooltip-text="Generate new password" space-expand="true">
         <input file icon="gexec"></input>
         <label>" Generate "</label>
         <action>Generate</action>
         <action>refresh:ENTRY</action>
      </button>
   
      <button cancel></button>
    </hbox>
  </vbox>
</window>
'

gtkdialog --program=MAIN_DIALOG
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technosaurus


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Posts: 3843
PostPosted: Thu 08 Dec 2011, 06:28    Post subject:  
Code:
tr -cd [0-z] </dev/urandom |head -c ${PASSWORDLENGTH:-10}

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jpeps

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PostPosted: Thu 08 Dec 2011, 12:25    Post subject:  
technosaurus wrote:
Code:
tr -cd [0-z] </dev/urandom |head -c ${PASSWORDLENGTH:-10}


Seems to work better:
Code:

tr -cd '0-z' </dev/urandom |head -c ${PASSWORDLENGTH:-10}


For some reason, this tended to hang up from within a program, requiring me to kill the process.
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