SYNOPSIS
# Generate a pronounceable password that is between 6 and 10 characters.
Text::Password::Pronounceable->generate(6, 10);
# Ditto
my $pp = Text::Password::Pronounceable->new(6, 10);
$pp->generate;
DESCRIPTION
This module generates pronuceable passwords, based the the English digraphs by D Edwards.METHODS
- new
-
$pp = Text::Password::Pronounceable->new($min, $max); $pp = Text::Password::Pronounceable->new($len);
Construct a password factory with length limits of $min and $max. Or create a password factory with fixed length if only one argument is provided.
- generate
-
$pp->generate; $pp->generate($len); $pp->generate($min, $max); Text::Password::Pronounceable->generate($len); Text::Password::Pronounceable->generate($min, $max);
Generate password. If used as an instance method, arguments override the factory settings.
HISTORY
This code derived from mpw.pl, a bit of code with a sordid history.- CPAN module by Chia-liang Kao 9/11/2006.
- Perl cleaned up a bit by Jesse Vincent 1/14/2001.
- Converted to perl from C by Marc Horowitz, 1/20/2000.
- Converted to C from Multics PL/I by Bill Sommerfeld, 4/21/86.
- Original PL/I version provided by Jerry Saltzer.
LICENSE
Copyright 2006 by Best Practical Solutions, LLC.This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
See <http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>