RE: [PHP-GENERAL] Random Password Generator

This is no good way to generate passwords if the generator runs regularly. The scripts always reads all of the dictionary and takes ages to do so. Ben > Read this article. > > http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/jesus19990502.php3 > > Eduardo Jordán G. > Webmaster > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian C. Doyle [SMTP:bcdoyle@mindspring.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 1:57 PM > To: Svetlin Simeonov; PHP LIST > Subject: Re: [PHP-GENERAL] Random Password Generator > > This is what I am using and it works rather well > > <? > function password($length=8) > { > /* > ** Set pool of possible characters > */ > $Pool = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ123456789"; > $Pool .= "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"; > > for($index = 0; $index < $length; $index++) > { > $sid .= substr($Pool, > (rand()%(strlen($Pool))), 1); > } > > return($sid); > } > > // Seed the generator > srand(time()); > $passwd = password(8); > ?> > > I hope this helps > > At 09:49 PM 6/13/00 +0200, Svetlin Simeonov wrote: > >Hi guys, is there anyone have a good solution for random password > >generator ? > >I think something about this > > > >$newpass = ""; > >$string = "ABCDabcd1234"; > >for ($i=0; $i<8; $i++ ) { > >$newpass.= substr(rand(0,sizeof($string)),1,$string); > >} > > > >-------------------------------------------------------- > >Unfortunatly no one can be told what the MATRIX is ! > > > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > -- Benjamin Peter Zentropy Partners GmbH ph. +49-69-96244-395 pax +49-69-96244-244 http://www.zentropypartners.com "Integrate the building and marketing of digital businesses"