Secure Password Generator

A powerful and flexible command-line password generator tool with advanced features for generating secure passwords.

Features

• Generate single or multiple passwords
• Customizable password length
• Include/exclude character types (uppercase, numbers, special characters)
• Set minimum requirements for each character type
• Exclude similar-looking characters
• Exclude ambiguous characters
• Password strength analysis
• Clipboard integration
• Secure random generation using the secrets module

Installation

From GitHub

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/MohsenBizhani/PasswordGenerator.git
cd PasswordGenerator

2. Install required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Install the package:

pip install .

From PyPI

pip install passkey-generator-cli

Usage

Basic Usage

password-generator

Common Options

• -l, --length: Set password length (default: 12)
• -u, --uppercase: Include uppercase letters
• -n, --numbers: Include numbers
• -s, --specials: Include special characters
• -c, --count: Generate multiple passwords
• --analyze: Analyze password strength
• --clipboard: Copy password to clipboard

Advanced Options

• --min-uppercase: Minimum number of uppercase letters
• --min-numbers: Minimum number of numbers
• --min-specials: Minimum number of special characters
• --no-similar: Exclude similar characters (iIl1Lo0O)
• --no-ambiguous: Exclude ambiguous characters {}/'"~,;:.<>

Examples

1. Generate a basic 12-character password:

password-generator

2. Generate a strong 16-character password with all character types:

password-generator -l 16 -u -n -s

3. Generate and analyze a password:

password-generator -u -n -s --analyze

4. Generate 5 passwords:

password-generator -c 5 -u -n -s

5. Generate password with minimum requirements:

password-generator -u -n -s --min-uppercase 2 --min-numbers 2 --min-specials 1

6. Generate password without similar-looking characters:

password-generator -u -n --no-similar

7. Generate and copy to clipboard:

password-generator -u -n -s --clipboard

Password Strength Analysis

The tool analyzes passwords based on:

• Length (4 points per character)
• Presence of uppercase letters (10 points)
• Presence of lowercase letters (10 points)
• Presence of numbers (10 points)
• Presence of special characters (15 points)

Strength levels:

• Weak: Score < 40
• Moderate: Score 40-59
• Strong: Score 60-79
• Very Strong: Score ≥ 80

Security Features

• Uses Python's secrets module for cryptographically strong random generation
• Implements secure password shuffling
• Provides options to exclude similar and ambiguous characters
• Enforces minimum requirements for different character types

Project Structure

PasswordGenerator/
├── password_generator/       # Main package
│   ├── __init__.py           # Package initialization
│   └── cli.py                # Command-line interface implementation
├── setup.py                  # Package installation setup
├── README.md                 # Project documentation
├── HELP.md                   # Help documentation
├── LICENSE                   # License file
└── requirements.txt          # Dependencies

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• pyperclip package (>=1.8.2)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Author

Mohsen Bizhani - bizhani.2002@gmail.com

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/MohsenBizhani/PasswordGenerator
• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/passkey-generator-cli/