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APG - Automated Password Generator for random password generation

APG (Automated Password Generator) is the tool set for random password generation. This standalone version generates some random words of required type and prints them to standard output.

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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