basemax/cpasswordgenerator

A simple C program that generates random passwords with various options, designed to work on both Windows and Linux platforms.

Random C Password Generator

A simple C program that generates random passwords with various options, designed to work on both Windows and Linux platforms.

Features

• Generates random passwords based on user-defined criteria:
  • Password length
  • Inclusion of symbols
  • Inclusion of uppercase letters
• Secure random number generation using platform-specific methods:
  • Windows: CryptGenRandom function
  • Linux: /dev/urandom file
• Cross-platform compatibility

Prerequisites

• For Windows users, no additional prerequisites are required.
• For Linux users, ensure you have /dev/urandom available for random number generation.

Usage

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/random-password-generator.git

2. Run the following command:

   make

3. Then you can run program with following command:

   ./password_generator

Examples

./password_generator
Enter the length of the password: 50
Should the password contain symbols? (0/1): 1
Should the password contain uppercase letters? (0/1): 1
Generated Password: <BJ{vdR+IY+C(;Y-SvS?:W]AEM!rR@yPxjHkF|b|ka=Etie-xi

./password_generator
Enter the length of the password: 50
Should the password contain symbols? (0/1): 0
Should the password contain uppercase letters? (0/1): 0
Generated Password: gdhkprjvvkcqyshhabduetrrzvotelyhzcydjlxcfywykywnzv

./password_generator
Enter the length of the password: 50
Should the password contain symbols? (0/1): 0
Should the password contain uppercase letters? (0/1): 1
Generated Password: ipbzIStpeWLPfSnRmGmyYZmAkJfzEJTOvpsVJuPJLSHKANiChd

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