SYNOPSIS

  # Generate a pronounceable password that is between 6 and 10 characters.
  Text::Password::Pronounceable->generate(6, 10);

  # Ditto
  my $pp = Text::Password::Pronounceable->new(6, 10);
  $pp->generate;

DESCRIPTION

This module generates pronuceable passwords, based the the English digraphs by D Edwards.

\s-1METHODS\s0

new

$pp = Text::Password::Pronounceable->new($min, $max); $pp = Text::Password::Pronounceable->new($len); Construct a password factory with length limits of $min and $max. Or create a password factory with fixed length if only one argument is provided.

generate

$pp->generate; $pp->generate($len); $pp->generate($min, $max);

Text::Password::Pronounceable->generate($len); Text::Password::Pronounceable->generate($min, $max); Generate password. If used as an instance method, arguments override the factory settings.

HISTORY

This code derived from mpw.pl, a bit of code with a sordid history.

  • \s-1CPAN\s0 module by Chia-liang Kao 9/11/2006.

  • Perl cleaned up a bit by Jesse Vincent 1/14/2001.

  • Converted to perl from C by Marc Horowitz, 1/20/2000.

  • Converted to C from Multics \s-1PL/I\s0 by Bill Sommerfeld, 4/21/86.

  • Original \s-1PL/I\s0 version provided by Jerry Saltzer.

LICENSE

Copyright 2006 by Best Practical Solutions, \s-1LLC\s0.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

See <http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>