passgen

A simple CLI password generator. Secure random passwords and memorable passphrases, right from your terminal.

Install

npm install -g passgenator

Usage

passgen                          # generate a 16-char password
passgen --length 24              # custom length
passgen --symbols                # include symbols
passgen --clipboard              # copy to clipboard
passgen --memorable              # word-based passphrase
passgen --count 5                # generate multiple

Fix clipboard (Linux)

passgen --install-clipboard

Auto-detects your package manager and installs wl-clipboard/xclip.

Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | -l, --length | Password length (default: 16) | | --no-upper | Exclude uppercase letters | | --no-lower | Exclude lowercase letters | | --no-digits | Exclude digits | | -s, --symbols | Include symbols | | --memorable | Generate a word-based passphrase | | -w, --words | Words for passphrases (default: 4) | | --clipboard | Copy to clipboard | | -c, --count | Number of passwords (default: 1) | | -h, --help | Show help |

Library usage

import { generate, generateMemorable } from "passgenator";

const pw = generate(20, { symbols: true });
const phrase = generateMemorable(5);

Security

Uses Node's built-in crypto.randomInt() — cryptographically secure, not Math.random().

License

MIT