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Title: Minimum # of characters from each character type
Post by: crstop on October 14, 2009, 04:16:11 PM

Does anyone know of a way to ensure that a generated password has a minimum number of characters from each type of character in a character set. For example, two upper case letters, two lower case letters, two numbers, and two special characters.

Title: Re: Minimum # of characters from each character type
Post by: Miquel 'Fire' Burns on October 14, 2009, 04:20:24 PM

One tip is to type in characters after it was generated. Maybe have those be the minimum characters needed?

Another is using the prefix and suffix to do the same.

Title: Re: Minimum # of characters from each character type
Post by: tanstaafl on October 14, 2009, 04:37:21 PM

But in essence, no, PWM won't do this automatically using the generator...

There has been a Feature Request for it for a while, but since the next generation PWM (Abine) is being worked on, I doubt any new major features will be added to PWM unless someone else forks it...

Title: Re: Minimum # of characters from each character type
Post by: crstop on October 14, 2009, 04:55:44 PM

Thanks, I looked in feature request but must have missed it.

I think what I'll do is use the modifier field increasing by one until I get a usable password for now. That way I can track mandatory changes and ensure I get the minimum number of characters I need. 

Title: Re: Minimum # of characters from each character type
Post by: tanstaafl on October 14, 2009, 05:11:48 PM

Quote from: crstop on October 14, 2009, 04:55:44 PM

Thanks, I looked in feature request but must have missed it.

Here it is. (http://forums.passwordmaker.org/index.php?topic=919)