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*Bugs* The following bugs have been fixed: - All generators ignored errors from external commands. For example, if `/usr/share/dict/words` was unreadable, `genpass-xkcd` would print "0-" as a password and return success. - All generators silently ignored the argument if it wasn't a number. For example, `genpass-apple -2` was generating one password and not printing any errors. - All generators silently ignored extra arguments. For example, `genpass-apple -n 2` was generating one password and not printing any errors. - `genpass-xkcd` was generating passwords with less than 128 bits of security margin in contradiction to documentation. The smaller the dictionary size, the weaker the passwords it was generating. For a dictionary with 27 words, `genpass-xkcd` was generating passwords with 93 bits of security margin (`log2(27!)`). - The source of random data used by `genpass-xkcd` was not cryptographically secure in contradiction to documentation. See: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/Random-sources.html - `genpass-apple` could generate a password with non-ascii characters depending on user locale. For example, passwords could contain 'İ' for users with Turkish locale. - `genpass-apple` didn't work with `ksh_arrays` shell option. - `genpass-xkcd` was printing spurious errors with `ksh_arrays` shell option. - `genpass-xkcd` was producing too short (weak) or too strong (long) and/or printing errors when `IFS` was set to non-default value. - All generators were printing fewer passwords than requested and returning success when passed a very large number as an argument. *Usability* Generators are now implemented as self-contained executable files. They can be invoked from scripts with no additional setup. Generators no longer depend on external commands. The only dependencies are `/dev/urandom` and, for `genpass-xkcd`, `/usr/share/dict/words`. All generators used to silently ignore all arguments after the first and the first argument if it wasn't a number. For example, both `genpass-apple -2` and `genpass-apple -n 2` were generating one password and not printing any errors. Now these print an error and fail. *Performance* The time it takes to load the plugin has been greatly reduced. This translates into faster zsh startup when the plugin is enabled. Incidentally, two generators out of three have been sped up to a large degree while one generator (`genpass-xkcd`) has gotten slower. This is unlikely to matter one way or another unless generating a very large number of passwords. In the latter case `genpass-xkcd` is now also faster than it used to be. The following table shows benchmark results from Linux x86-64 on i9-7900X. The numbers in the second and third columns show how many times a given command could be executed per second. Higher numbers are better. command | before (Hz) | after (Hz) | speedup | ----------------------------|------------:|-----------:|--------:| `source genpass.plugin.zsh` | 4810 | 68700 | +1326% | `genpass-apple` | 30.3 | 893 | +2846% | `genpass-monkey` | 203 | 5290 | +2504% | `genpass-xkcd` | 34.4 | 14.5 | -58% | `genpass-xkcd 1000` | 0.145 | 0.804 | +454% |
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genpass
This plugin provides three unique password generators for ZSH. Each generator
has at least a 128-bit security margin and generates passwords from the
cryptographically secure /dev/urandom. Each generator can also take an
optional numeric argument to generate multiple passwords.
To use it from an interactive ZSH, add genpass to the plugins array in your
zshrc file:
plugins=(... genpass)
You can also invoke password generators directly (they are implemented as
standalone executable files), which can be handy when you need to generate
passwords in a script:
~/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/genpass/genpass-apple 3
genpass-apple
Generates a pronounceable pseudoword passphrase of the "cvccvc" consonant/vowel
syntax, inspired by Apple's iCloud Keychain password generator. Each
password has exactly 1 digit placed at the edge of a "word" and exactly 1
capital letter to satisfy most password security requirements.
% genpass-apple
gelcyv-foqtam-fotqoh-viMleb-lexduv-6ixfuk
% genpass-apple 3
japvyz-qyjti4-kajrod-nubxaW-hukkan-dijcaf
vydpig-fucnul-3ukpog-voggom-zygNad-jepgad
zocmez-byznis-hegTaj-jecdyq-qiqmiq-5enwom
genpass-monkey
Generates visually unambiguous random meaningless strings using Crockford's
base32.
% genpass-monkey
xt7gn976e7jj3fstgpy27330x3
% genpass-monkey 3
n1qqwtzgejwgqve9yzf2gxvx4m
r2n3f5s6vbqs2yx7xjnmahqewy
296w9y9rts3p5r9yay0raek8e5
genpass-xkcd
Generates passphrases from /usr/share/dict/words inspired by the famous (and
slightly misleading) XKCD comic. Each passphrase is prepended with a digit
showing the number of words in the passphrase to adhere to password security
requirements that require digits. Each word is 6 characters or less.
% genpass-xkcd
9-eaten-Slav-rife-aired-hill-cordon-splits-welsh-napes
% genpass-xkcd 3
9-worker-Vlad-horde-shrubs-smite-thwart-paw-alters-prawns
9-tutors-stink-rhythm-junk-snappy-hooray-barbs-mewl-clomp
9-vital-escape-Angkor-Huff-wet-Mayra-abbés-putts-guzzle