RandomPassword

Efficiently generate cryptographically strong random passwords using alpha, numeric and special symbols.

   

<a name="Installation"></a>Installation

Add random_password to mix.exs dependencies:

  def deps,
    do: [ 
      {:random_password, "~> 1.0"}
    ]

Update dependencies

  mix deps.get

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<a name="Usage"></a>Usage

Create a module for generating random passwords:

  iex> defmodule(DefaultPassword, do: use(RandomPassword))
  iex> DefaultPassword.generate()
  "Uip5jNV%X6hEvRIgE"

By default, RandomPassword modules generate passwords of length 17, comprised of 14 alpha, 2 decimal, and 1 symbol. To specify different character counts, supply any combination of alpha, decimal or symbol during module creation:

  iex> defmodule(StrongPassword, do: use(RandomPassword, alpha: 16, decimal: 4, symbol: 2))
  iex> StrongPassword.generate()
  "ghp0?HQ5|tl6AIbXSwGR7D"

A specific set of symbols can be specified using the symbols option:

  iex> defmodule(CustomSymbolsPassword, do: use(RandomPassword, alpha: 12, symbol: 3, symbols: "@#$%&!"))
  iex> CustomSymbolsPassword.generate()
  "FM$sM#PRldXWEM$"

Each created module includes a info/0 function to display module parameterization:

  iex> StrongPassword.info()
  %RandomPassword.Info{
    alpha: 16,
    decimal: 4,
    entropy_bits: 114.11,
    length: 22,
    symbol: 2,
    symbols: "!#$%&()*+,-./:;<=>?@[]^_{|}~"
  }

info/0 output includes a calculation of bits of entropy for generated passwords. RandomPassword.entropy_bits/3 can be used to calculate entropy bits. For example, using the parameters passed when creating StrongPassword, password entropy can determine before creating the module:

  iex> RandomPassword.entropy_bits(16, 4, 2) |> Float.round(2)
  114.11