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Generate random passwords using Perl

If you have a server where you have to generate new passwords daily, the following script can automate the process: #!/usr/bin/perl my @alphanumeric = (‘a’..’z’, ‘A’..’Z’, 0..9); my $randpassword = join ”, map $alphanumeric[rand @alphanumeric], 0..8; print “$passwordgen\n” Run it with ./passwordgen.pl and it will generate random strings of charaters and numerals, 8 characters long:… Read More »