Using APG to generate secure, pronuncable passwords.
on Friday 12th June, 2009 Gabe speculated thusly…The following command will generate several passwords with the following properties:
- Length of 10 characters
- Contain a mixture of upper and lowercase characters
- Contain at least 1 number
- Completely random most likely not in the dictionary (expect by random luck)
- Pronounceable
This makes these passwords easier to remember but very difficult to brute force. They are ideal as passwords for logging in to machines, servers, routers, etc.
$ apg -m 10 -x 10 -a 0 -M NCL -t