Advantages:
* Built-in password quality checking system (it has support for Bloom filter for faster access)
* Two Password Generation Algorithms:
Pronounceable Password Generation Algorithm
Random Character Password Generation Algorithm
* Configurable password length parameters
* Configurable amount of generated passwords
* Ability to initialize RNG with user string
* Support for /dev/random
* Ability to crypt() generated passwords and print them as additional output.
* Special parameters to use APG in script
* Ability to log password generation requests for network version
* Ability to control APG service access using tcpd
* Ability to enforce remote users to use only allowed type of password generation
Installation:
OpenSuSe user can install apg using "1-click" installer - here
apg usage:
Command apg -a 1 -M n -n 3 -m 8 -E 23456789 will generate a set of passwords that will look like this
0000010001
1001010001
011101101
Command apg -a 1 -M nc -n 3 -m 26 -E GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ will generate a set of passwords that will look like this
8DE4FE0FA76F19CF32BE75AF0D
F1597A2854E4DCBDB4FCF6E9E6
C7F1C7226D7EA21F1BCEE3CE07
Command apg -t -n 6 -x 8 will generate a set of passwords that will look like this
gegwefra (geg-we-fra)
fredjid2 (fred-jid-TWO)
BiHaynOf (Bi-Hayn-Of)
andinPeg (and-in-Peg)
donVejNa (don-Vej-Na)
zananOs1 (zan-an-Os-ONE)
Look at the apg man pages for more such options.
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