password

generate cryptographically secure passwords

SYNOPSIS

password [--length] <int> 
         [--version]
         [--help] [--man]

OPTIONS

--length     how long you want the password (defaults to 12)
--version    print the version and exit
--help       print this dialogue
--man        display the full documentation

DESCRIPTION

password generates cryptographically secure random passwords, using alphanumeric characters with case variation.

The logic can be used directly as a script or used as a module.

EXAMPLES

As a script

Get a 12 character length password

password

Get a 32 character length password

password --length 32

As a module

Get a 12 character length password

require 'password';
my $object = password->new( length => 12 );

print $object->generate() . "\n"; 

SUBROUTINES/METHODS

new

Constructor for the password object.

ARGUMENTS

length

The length of the password to be generated.

Must be a positive integer.

RETURNS

The password object.

EXCEPTIONS

length must be a positive integer

This exception is thrown when verification of the length argument doesn’t pass.

generate

Generates the password based on the length as defined through the constructor.

ARGUMENTS

None.

RETURNS

The generated password string.

EXIT STATUS

• 0 - Indicates completion without failure
• 1 - Indicates failure

DEPENDENCIES

• strictures
• Getopt::Long
• Pod::Usage
• Math::Pari
• Crypt::Random

AUTHOR

Blaine Motsinger, blaine@renderorange.com

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

This software is available under the MIT license.

Copyright (c) 2018 Blaine Motsinger