Random Password Generation

[Tech Manager]

I've just completed the programming of a webform to generates random passwords (http://www.countryipblocks.net/create_passwords.php) (for those of us concerned about security).

The page offers the following choices:

Number of passwords: 1-99

Password length: 5-64 characters

Password complexity: Several levels of complexity are available, including numbers, lowercase and uppercase letters, punctuation and other special characters.

I would appreciate it if you would try out the webform (http://www.countryipblocks.net/create_passwords.php) and give me any comments about the data it creates or offer your :D suggestions on improvements.

http://www.countryipblocks.net/create_passwords.php

Thanks in advance.

[dantz]

It's fast and convenient, but the results don't appear to be particularly random. I created 99 maximum-length passwords using all available characters, which I combined into a single file. A simple occurrences count showed that numbers were used about twice as often as uppercase or lowercase characters, with the various symbols (a partial symbol set) about halfway between them. I ran three tests, and the pattern is both predictable and easily identifiable. How are you generating these passwords?

[Tech Manager]

-{ Quote: "It's fast and convenient, but the results don't appear to be particularly random. I created 99 maximum-length passwords using all available characters, which I combined into a single file. A simple occurrences count showed that numbers were used about twice as often as uppercase or lowercase characters, with the various symbols (a partial symbol set) about halfway between them. I ran three tests, and the pattern is both predictable and easily identifiable. How are you generating these passwords?" }-

Interesting analysis and one I'll have to study. Php functions are producing the random characters from an array.

[Joeythedude]

you probably know this but some prog ask you do move a mouse etc to generate a random seed as a programming function ".random" cannot be "truely random"

[Searching_ _ _]

I use a bingo ball dispenser I got from HugoMart when I need random generated passwords using 25 of the 75 numbers.

There are about 5.52*1026, (exactly 155 × 145 × 135 × 125 × 114) possible arrangements of the numbers on a bingo card.

Combine that with a cipher shift for added security.

-{ Quote: "(for those of us concerned about security)" }-
Generating passwords outside your control leads to possible interception.
This password generator is in the ether, and from the ether is transmitted to me, then I use this for my needs.

Not a great model. I think you should ask Alice and Bob for a code book.

(This is my NetBios post)