Here is one I wrote a while back. It will keep trying until the password
reaches the correct complexity.
function New-UserPassword( [ValidateRange(3,14)] [uint32] $Length = 8 )
{
# Ensure password meets complexity requirements
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh994562(v=ws.10).aspx
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Web") | out-null
do
{
$Pass = [System.Web.Security.Membership]::GeneratePassword($Length,2)
$Complexity = 0
if ( $Pass -cmatch "\d") {$Complexity++}
if ( $Pass -cmatch "\W") {$Complexity++}
if ( $Pass -cmatch "[A-Z]") {$Complexity++}
if ( $Pass -cmatch "[a-z]") {$Complexity++}
}
while ( $Complexity -lt 3 )
$Pass | Write-Output
}
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Sean Martin
Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 12:24 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [powershell] Random Password Generator
I don't get the opportunity to contribute all that often so I thought I would
throw this out there in case it helps anyone.
I got the method from this article:
https://www.scriptjunkie.us/2013/09/secure-random-password-generation/
I modify the resulting password by prepending/appending a couple of special and
numerical characters to ensure it meets complexity requirements in my current
environment.
Easy way to generate a secure password whenever the need arises. Critiques are
always welcome.
===================================================================
# Generate Random Password
$randombytes = new-object byte[] 15
(new-object
System.Security.Cryptography.RNGCryptoServiceProvider).GetBytes($randombytes)
$pass = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($randombytes)
$password = "&#" + $pass + "82"
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Your password is: " -ForeGroundColor Cyan -NoNewLine
Write-Host "$Password" -ForeGroundColor Yellow
Write-Host ""
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Press enter to exit script..." -ForeGroundColor Cyan
$Pause = Read-Host
Exit
==================================================================
- Sean
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