PowerShell/Scripts/password.ps1
2020-12-09 09:30:55 +00:00

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#!/snap/bin/powershell
# Syntax: ./password.ps1
# Description: generates and prints a single new password
# Author: Markus Fleschutz
# Source: github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
# License: CC0
$CharsPerPassword = 15
$MinCharCode = 33
$MaxCharCode = 126
function new_password() {
$password = ""
$generator = New-Object System.Random
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $CharsPerPassword; $i++) {
$password = $password +[char]$generator.next($MinCharCode,$MaxCharCode)
}
return $password
}
try {
$password = new_password
write-output $password
exit 0
} catch {
Write-Error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}