I have been using this utility for a couple of years and thought I would share it, code and all. A few years back, I saw an article about best practices for passwords using a combination of a couple of words, numbers, and symbols. At the time, I had a Mac machine that had a nice generator, but I thought...

How can I make this usable across all operating systems?

Python to the rescue

Python is one of those languages that is easy to install on all Operating Systems. It basically is already installed on many, and for developers, it is a nice language to have around.

The script is pretty straightforward. It uses a word dictionary from Linux operating systems and randomly picks a couple of words, numbers, and symbols and creates a list of passwords for you to choose from.

Show Me the Passwords

Okay, so the script is going to ask what password length you want. It can generate passwords 8 to 36 characters long and yes, you can remember these!

Here is example output for 16 character passwords.

aerial3543?regal
baling58+Creator
hones34464%avert
rebind54%Sukkoth
halting8!gannets
inroads68^wattle
toehold5%salving
zenith91+curbing
crime859~Antaeus
bingo5375$rapist
brogan791-texted
dolled16*kindled
kismet86#leering
wrack87728*probe
prose521+prevail
bubble761~onward
pinups69=gristle
inkiest4$uniting
deftly131+Kansas
Orbison6?Nicobar

Here is some craziness with 36 character long passwords.

uncharacteristic162-characterization
segregationists9881,departmentalized
anthropocentric29567%deconstructions
agriculturalists7195-procrastinators
instantaneously88827^counterexamples
incompatibility1227+aristocratically
telecommunication8.anesthesiologists
indeterminately7818^circumscriptions
exemplification44961!authoritatively
counterclaiming52167*inaccessibility
industrialization96%nationalizations
septuagenarians78367%familiarization
obstructionists18361*inconsequential
instrumentation67833$uncommunicative
interchangeably23734#representatives
environmentalists134-radiotelephones
parliamentarians4914,particularities
disillusionment5514&acknowledgements
maintainability18449*exemplification
trustworthiness86634.consciousnesses

Show me the code

Sure, it's up on Git Hub at https://github.com/devdog66/memorable-password