http://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/2187507/2006-11-12T11:54:30-08:00ActiveState Code Recipes2006-11-12T11:54:30-08:00hemanth sethuramhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/2187507/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/440564-an-easy-password-generator-using-standard-python-m/

<p style="color: grey"> Python recipe 440564 by <a href="/recipes/users/2187507/">hemanth sethuram</a> . Revision 4. </p> <p>This recipe generates a password of any length using the standard library modules of Python. The password generated is a function of an identifier and a master password.</p> <p>I liked the idea behind the PasswordMaker browser plugin (<a href="http://passwordmaker.org/" rel="nofollow">http://passwordmaker.org/</a>). But I wanted to have a portable command line version which I wanted to carry around without having the need to install an application or needing a web browser. Additionally I wanted to use only the pre-installed modules. I haven't looked into the PasswordMaker's algorithms but I have borrowed the main idea that you have a single master password. To that you add a site address or your account name and take a cryptographic hash (MD5, SHA-1, etc.) of this string. Your password will be a function of this generated hash. I have broken each of the above steps into separate functions so that one can replace the actual implementation with their own algorithms. Note on Security: I am not a security expert; so I am not qualified to comment on how secure this approach is. I welcome others' comments on the vulnerabilities.</p>