pwqgen (1) Linux Manual Page
NAME
pwqgen – Generate quality controllable random passphrase
SYNOPSIS
[options ]
DESCRIPTION
The Op Ar options program generates a random passphrase using the libpasswdqc library. Strength of the generated passphrase depends on the amount of randomness read from /dev/urandom
OPTIONS
random =N- (default:
random = 47) The size of randomly-generated passphrase in bits (24 to 85). config =FILE- Load config FILE in the
passwdqc.confformat. This file may define any options described in passwdqc.conf5,butonlytherandomandconfigoptions are honored by. –version- Output
Op Ar optionsprogram version and exit. -h , –help- Output
Op Ar optionshelp text and exit.
EXIT STATUS
Op Ar options exits with non-zero status when it encounters invalid config file, invalid option, invalid parameter value, when it fails to obtain enough randomness, and in any case when it fails to generate a passphrase.
FILES
/etc/passwdqc.conf
SEE ALSO
pwqcheck(1), urandom(4), passwdqc.conf5, pam_passwdqc8.
http://www.openwall.com/passwdqc/
AUTHORS
The pam_passwdqc module was written for Openwall GNU/*/Linux by Solar Designer. The Op Ar options program was originally written for ALT GNU/*/Linux by Dmitry V. Levin, indirectly reusing code from pam_passwdqc (via libpasswdqc). This manual page was written for Openwall GNU/*/Linux by Dmitry V. Levin.