[BC] Password Generator

[Sherrod Munday]

On Monday 13 February 2006 11:55, Bill Brister wrote:
> You can get a small program free for the download that generates passwords
> like this. Its at www.quickysoftware.com. I used it for a long time until I
> purchased RoboForm which has a built in password generator.

Or, you can use the rand() function in many spreadsheet programs to generate a 
random number (usually between zero and one).  Then multiply that value times 
the maximum number (~128) of ascii characters you want in the "pool" of 
available characters.  Truncate or round it, add an offset (~32) to get it 
above the non-printable characters, and you have a "random" character.   
Repeat this for as many characters as you want for a password, concatenate 
the results together, and you have exactly what GRC's site offers, except now 
you don't need to have 'net access for it to work.

I've been doing this for a few years now.  Works fine.  
-- 
Sherrod Munday <smunday at srnradio.com>
Technical Director
Salem Radio Network    (972) 831-1920