NAME
App::genpw::wordlist - Generate password with words from WordList::*
VERSION
This document describes version 0.004 of App::genpw::wordlist (from Perl
distribution App-genpw-wordlist), released on 2018-01-09.
SYNOPSIS
See the included script genpw-wordlist.
FUNCTIONS
genpw
Usage:
genpw(%args) -> [status, msg, result, meta]
Generate password with words from WordList::*.
Using password from dictionary words (in this case, from WordList::*)
can be useful for humans when remembering the password. Note that using
a string of random characters is generally better because of the larger
space (combination). Using a password of two random words from a
5000-word wordlist has a space of only ~25 million while an 8-character
of random uppercase letters/lowercase letters/numbers has a space of
62^8 = ~218 trillion. To increase the space you'll need to use more
words (e.g. 3 to 5 instead of just 2). This is important if you are
using the password for something that can be bruteforced quickly e.g.
for protecting on-disk ZIP/GnuPG file and the attacker has access to
your file. It is then recommended to use a high number of rounds for
hashing to slow down password cracking (e.g. "--s2k-count 65011712" in
GnuPG).
This function is not exported.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
* case => *str* (default: "default")
Force casing.
"default" means to not change case. "random" changes casing some
letters randomly to lower-/uppercase. "lower" forces lower case.
"upper" forces UPPER CASE. "title" forces Title case.
* num => *int* (default: 1)
* patterns => *array[str]*
Pattern(s) to use.
A pattern is string that is similar to a printf pattern. %P (where P
is certain letter signifying a format) will be replaced with some
other string. %Nw (where N is a number) will be replaced by a word
of length N, %N$MP (where N and M is a number) will be replaced by a
word of length between N and M. Anything else will be used as-is.
Available conversions:
%l Random Latin letter (A-Z, a-z)
%d Random digit (0-9)
%a Random letter/digit (Alphanum) (A-Z, a-z, 0-9; combination of %l and %d)
%s Random ASCII symbol, e.g. "-" (dash), "_" (underscore), etc.
%x Random letter/digit/ASCII symbol (combination of %a and %s)
%% A literal percent sign
%w Random word
* wordlists => *array[str]*
Select one or more wordlist modules.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200
means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is
a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third
element (result) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta)
is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra
information.
Return value: (any)
HOMEPAGE
Please visit the project's homepage at
<https://metacpan.org/release/App-genpw-wordlist>.
SOURCE
Source repository is at
<https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-Genpass-WordList>.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website
<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-genpw-wordlist>
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch
to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
SEE ALSO
genpw (from App::genpw)
AUTHOR
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2018 by perlancar@cpan.org.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.