function genpass_password in Generate Password 6

Same name and namespace in other branches

1. 8 genpass.module \genpass_password()
2. 7 genpass.module \genpass_password()

Generate a new password using genpass's internal password generation algorithm. Based on the original D6 user_password function (with more characters)

Return value

a fresh password according to the settings made in /admin/user/settings

See also

genpass_form_alter()

File

./genpass.module, line 37

Code

function genpass_password() {
  $pass = '';
  $length = variable_get('genpass_length', 8);
  $allowable_characters = variable_get('genpass_entropy', _genpass_default_entropy());

  // Zero-based count of characters in the allowable list:
  $len = strlen($allowable_characters) - 1;

  // Loop the number of times specified by $length.
  for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {

    // Each iteration, pick a random character from the
    // allowable string and append it to the password:
    $pass .= $allowable_characters[mt_rand(0, $len)];
  }
  return $pass;
}