Powershell - A Simple Way to Create User Friendly Complex Passwords

Super simple.

I do a lot of password temporary resets. Some of the folks I work with prefer a default password, but I like to new passwords that translate easily when working with clients. 

So, at a minimum I like two words, a symbol, and a number. Something like: !TestPassword42

For my less savvy friends, I created the a code pile similar to the following password generator.


I'm hoping that the format is easy enough to follow. 

• List blocks to work with.
• Putting random list block elements together to create a password.

The list blocks are simple arrays, add, modify or delete elements as you need to each. I made a $Verbs, $Colors, $Nouns, and $Symbols for the basic parts. Then I also added a $Today and I demonstrate a number at the end.

This demonstration creates two outputs. 

1. Creates passwords from $Symbols, $Verbs, $Colors, $Nouns, and a number from 1 to 99.
2. Creates passwords from $Today, $Symbols, $Verbs, $Nouns, and a number from 1 to 99.

By this sample symbols, verbs, colors, nouns, and number you can support 9,022,860 a day.

Or, 3,293,343,900 a year.


You can get a copy of the code on GitHub.