pwdg is a rudimentary command-line tool and Rust library for generating
secure, random passwords.
Install pwdg using cargo:
cargo install pwdgGenerate a password with default settings:
pwdgGenerate a password with at least 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 digit, and 1 special character:
pwdg -sGenerate a 12-character password with at least 2 uppercase letters, 2 lowercase letters, 2 digits, and 2 special characters:
pwdg --length 12 --min-upper 2 --min-lower 2 --min-digit 2 --min-special 2Generate a password with default settings, but excluding the characters A,
B, C, D, and E from the overall character set used for password
generation:
pwdg --exclude=ABCDE$ pwdg --help
A rudimentary command-line tool and Rust library for generating secure, random passwords.
Usage: pwdg [OPTIONS]
Options:
-l, --length <LENGTH> Sets the length of the password. Must be at least 8 [default: 8]
--min-upper <MIN_UPPER> Minimum number of uppercase characters (A to Z) [default: 0]
--min-lower <MIN_LOWER> Minimum number of lowercase characters (a to z) [default: 0]
--min-digit <MIN_DIGIT> Minimum number of digit characters (0 to 9) [default: 0]
--min-special <MIN_SPECIAL> Minimum number of special characters.
Special characters: !@#$%^&*()_+-={}[]|:;"'<>,.?/~\` [default: 0]
-e, --exclude <EXCLUDE> Characters to exclude from the overall character set used for password generation
-s, --strong Generates a password with at least 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 digit, and 1 special character. This option overrides --min-upper, --min-lower, --min-digit, and --min-special if they are also set
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print versionPasswords may be comprised of uppercase (A to Z), lowercase (a to
z), digit (0 to 9), or special characters.
The set of special characters:
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = { } [ ] | : ; " ' < > , . ? / ~ \ `
pwdg is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.