Passwords

Random Pronounceable Password Generator

Type:	code fragment
Added by:	Rival7
Entered:	13/07/2000
Last modified:	08/12/1999
Rating:	(16 votes)
Views:	15038

This function generates random pronounceable passwords. (ie jachudru, cupheki)

<?

                            
 /* Generate password. (i.e. jachudru, cupheki) */
 function genpassword($length){

                            

                                srand((double)microtime()*1000000);

                                

                                $vowels = array("a", "e", "i", "o", "u");

                                $cons = array("b", "c", "d", "g", "h", "j", "k", "l", "m", "n", "p", "r", "s", "t", "u", "v", "w", "tr",

                                "cr", "br", "fr", "th", "dr", "ch", "ph", "wr", "st", "sp", "sw", "pr", "sl", "cl");

                                

                                $num_vowels = count($vowels);

                                $num_cons = count($cons);

                                

                                for($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++){

                                    $password .= $cons[rand(0, $num_cons - 1)] . $vowels[rand(0, $num_vowels - 1)];

                                }

                                

                                return substr($password, 0, $length);

                            }

                            

                            
 ?>

Usage Example

include("genpassword.function")

                            echo genpassword(10);

                            

                            (ie jachudru, cupheki)

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