In 2022, the world will be living in a world where passwords are no longer necessary. With the help of a password generator, anyone can create strong and easily remember passwords that will protect their online accounts and identities.
Here’s a seemingly safe password strength checker where you can gauge how secure any existing or generated passwords are: HowSecureIsMyPassword.net
1 – Install pwgen
You can usually find pwgen in your distribution’s repositories through its package manager.
1 – Install pwgen2 – Letters & Numbers3 – Secure4 – Symbols5 – Secure & Symbols6 – Extra Options
Arch Linux
Using Pacman this acquires and installs the program:
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$ sudo pacman -S pwgen
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Debian / Ubuntu
Using Apt this acquires and installs the program:
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$ sudo apt-get install pwgen
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2 – Letters & Numbers
Will generate a one line password consisting of only letters and numbers, with a total of 16 characters:
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$ pwgen -1 16
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3 – Secure
Generate a one-line password with hard to memorize random characters (-s), that has a total overall of 16 characters:
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$ pwgen -1 -s 16
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4 – Symbols
Generate a one-line password inclusive of at least one symbol -y that has a total overall of 16 characters:
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$ pwgen -1 -y 16
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5 – Secure & Symbols
Generate a one line password with hard to memorize random characters (-s), inclusive of at least one symbol (-y) that has a total overall of 16 characters:
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$ pwgen -1 -sy 16
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6 – Extra Options
Don’t include numbers in the generated password with -0 and consist of 8 characters overall:
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$ pwgen -1 -0 8
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Don’t use characters that could be confused by the user when printed, such as l and 1, or 0 or O‘, and consist of 8 characters overall:
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$ pwgen -1 -B 8
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Don’t include capitals in the generated password and consist of 8 characters overall::
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$ pwgen -1 -A 8
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For everything else there’s man :
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$ man pwgen
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