From: bobx@... (Bob)
Date: 2002-10-31T02:18:06+09:00
Subject: Please help me modify this...

This currently works:

# define defaults which can be
# overridden from the command prompt
$minlen = 7
$maxlen = 9

# generator function
def generate_password(minlen=$minlen, maxlen=$maxlen)
    chars = ("a".."z").to_a + ("A".."Z").to_a + (0..9).to_a
    pwlen = rand(maxlen - minlen) + minlen + 1
    (1..pwlen).to_a.collect {|x| chars[rand(chars.length)] }.join
end

puts generate_password

I am trying to add a $strength variable as well. 1 would be
("a".."z").to_a 2 would be ("a".."z").to_a + ("A".."Z").to_a and 3
would be the current one. I tryed splitting it out with an IF...ELSIF
like:

if $strength == 1 then
    chars = ("a".."z").to_a
elsif $strength == 2 then
    chars = ("a".."z").to_a + ("A".."Z").to_a
elsif $strength == 3 then
    chars = ("a".."z").to_a + ("A".."Z").to_a + (0..9).to_a

Doesn't seem to like that...I am also gonna do a GetoptLong to take
command
line parameters to override the defaults but I need to get past the
split out.

Also how would I add symbols (i.e. ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + = )?

Help is much appreciated...

Bob