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| PasswdGen |
| Computer languages | C,Shell script + |
|---|---|
| Documentation note | User guide included |
| Full description | PasswdGen is a utility for system administ … PasswdGen is a utility for system administrators who, for security reasons, want to generate random passwords based on their own criteria. passwdGen has many run-time options that allow you to customize the criteria the generated password. 'passwdGen' is designed in a modular way and currently has three main front-ends: a console based front-end (fe-text), a GTK+ based front-end (fe-gtk), and a KDE2 front-end (fe-kde2). The building of each of these can be disabled at runtime using --disable-gtk, --disable-text, and --disable-kde2. e-gtk, --disable-text, and --disable-kde2. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.securityfocus.com/tools/1649/scoreit + |
| Interface | command-line + , library + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | security + , system administration + , password + , password generation + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 23 January 2009 + |
| License | GPL + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 4 October 2000 + |
| Name | passwdGen + |
| Real name | Denis Lemire + , David Borowitz + , Homme R. Bitter + , Jay Buffington + , Xander Soldaat + |
| Related projects | Gensys + , Pam pwcheck + , Secpwgen + , Randpass + |
| Resource URL | mailto:denis@lemire.com + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Help + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 1,609 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 12:55:33 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Security | authentication + |
| Short description | Generates random passwords + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | security + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 2.2 stable released 2000-12-18 |
| Version date | 18 December 2000 + |
| Version download | http://www.securityfocus.com/data/tools/passwdgen-2.2.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 2.2 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 24 May 2012 23:07:58 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | denis@lemire.com + , skinite@home.com + , homme@xs4all.nl + , jay@mlug.missouri.edu + , xander@soldaat.com + |
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