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Linux / UNIX: Generating random password with mkpasswd

by on November 1, 2007 · 5 comments

Q. How do I generate random password to use with my shell script? A. You can use makepasswd or mkpasswd command to generate random password under Linux / UNIX. mkpasswd command is overfeatured front end to crypt(3) function. makepasswd command generates true random passwords by using the /dev/random feature of Linux, with the emphasis on [...]

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