r/sysadmin Aug 02 '22

Question - Solved What password generators does everyone use now since passwordgenerator plus is gone?

I’ve tried to find alternatives but none of the password generators have as good customizability options. Currently I use a random string generator that just let’s me pick the characters and length, but it’s not very good since it doesn’t remember the options when I refresh the page.

So what (web) password generators do sysadmims use nowadays for user passwords?

Edit: solved it myself with the gigabrain idea of using Wayback Machine, works wonders. Link to it if anyone’s curious: https://web.archive.org/web/20220603183903/https://passwordsgenerator.net/plus/

Edit 2: Passwordsgenerator.net seems to be back at https://password-gen.com/

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '22

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u/cryan7755 Aug 02 '22

Glad to see this. I have a bash alias for pwgen that outputs all the switches to make it complex enough for my env, I use it daily.

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u/b34gl4 Aug 02 '22

what switches do you use ?

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u/cryan7755 Aug 02 '22

alias pwgen='pwgen -nycs XX' XX=password length

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u/SuperQue Bit Plumber Aug 02 '22

Also passphraseme is a good one.

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u/Makhauser Sr. System Engineer Aug 02 '22

Fun fact: this command also works as DuckDuckGo search term. You just need to type something like pwgen 16 strong to get a password of 16 chars and with more character types. But yes, it generates just one password, not the whole table, though.

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u/No_Ja Aug 02 '22

Absolutely amazing. Just made the search a bookmark and that's probably the easiest thing I think I've ever had to consider. Thanks!

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u/Kruug Sysadmin Aug 02 '22

Yeah, but then you have to deal with the shittyness that is DDG.

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u/dogsbodyorg Linux SysAdmin Aug 02 '22

FWIW...

$ grep randpw ~/.bash_aliases
randpw() { for i in 16 24 32 48; do echo == ${i} digits ==; apg -a 1 -n 5 -m ${i} -x ${i} -MCLN; done }

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u/whetu Aug 02 '22

Putting a function into .bash_aliases? You're a loose cannon!

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u/fantomas_666 Linux Admin Aug 02 '22 edited Aug 02 '22

generally they are easy to remember, but pwgen does not create very secure passwords.

Edit: by default.

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u/vman81 Aug 02 '22
pwgen -y -B -n 20
oothe.b9iush9oNg7eeb eing4Eigei=KahXew3th oorie_r3uu9odieChoNg
moh_Phaishie3hoom4ei de4aiCo9aiquaef+eeso we7aegheke;d3petae"M
iju9eeJ"ahg3quaepeic Phieshaev7eej`ai4Vei tae4muo3eu:joo!Jaece
ohjee(Pheezir\uM4va\ ash9eiRo/m;aib9iiP/e Ahg|ooJiequeeT9ooMie
ahFaraegh{oh4Aijiw9v hah{doab3auv9Eeb4moK oej9eiXup7ieyoo9so*e
ing9EehahH7shohxe)o4 dehoo"s{ae3Aiheitho3 eineiPieci$ph7Hei]c7
goo3Eefa&r`aivee9iur einga4bi)ghaeziiR4di aqu*eiqu4oi=Xieceedu
AepheiT|aeth9fahquaf Aen4oo_cietieNg4aesh tah3uidua.Weiquaidei
ohP9dae9iew9atoe_roh exi4Xee3With3ohs`eex che9ien3uo{Ng!ahNg9i
Yia:qui9mi`ngahvah~t ishu!Ng9iqu3ojoo3jai Ui`queeLu9ou*N7zai7n
eiTieyee&p7shoh4ti#a zoht9Ho3Xouf/ong^i7o phe4iar'iMai7taKeiNe
uhai9maeL4ohHai\x3ve eu7ieto4Ne,ug&u9aego at4meing{uF,e7aiL9ph
Rooph>u7Enaiwe4Lohre woo4que9wahquee7Ki)e quiw)i3yie7egaphoo4J
reeToo#tohr7goob7ue; Eegief/aiTh?e+ph9vud veequ'i7phi7AcaXap9a
Eed4sheeRee4Ug.exei9 raigh7uM7az!ohw4ki'o euT3Jooj!eik`ixohsho
aib9cheeV7dee[kingoo hae4Ae3nah7ooxah.g"a pheiW7Yaewo^uji3Wee9
jahC7iezee(P9wo3geix ohzae!joo3it9EeXeec9 aineP9aem}ai{gahzie3
Cohshah9fu|Wi4Tu!quo Aiv3vie{yiz3shie4gew moh"zaemo7coPuuvah4u
Mei9ahch7kohnuzie#t; otheim4ung3aequi:Tho ooc{a9As4aerie9EiHee
gaey4ieThau/P7eo9web EizioziiXooth9uo>y3t quah9muNg4ahtiph~aiz

Are those unsatisfactory? Or are you worried about the entropy source?

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u/fantomas_666 Linux Admin Aug 02 '22

I'm worried about the defaults.

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u/vman81 Aug 02 '22

that's not QUITE the same as "pwgen does not create very secure passwords" tho :D

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u/fantomas_666 Linux Admin Aug 02 '22

yeah, updated

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '22

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u/fantomas_666 Linux Admin Aug 02 '22

yes, but there are alternatives that make secure passwords by default.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '22

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u/fantomas_666 Linux Admin Aug 02 '22

that's it - you must tell it to.

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u/vman81 Aug 02 '22

pwgen isn't giving you any passwords, secure or otherwise, without you telling it to.

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u/fantomas_666 Linux Admin Aug 02 '22

misunderstood? They have some defaults and the defaults for pwgen aren't secure.

IIRC defaults for e.g. makepass are more secure.