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@travishorn/diceware
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Cryptographically-secure electronic implementation of the Diceware Passphrase method.
Cryptographically-secure electronic implementation of the Diceware Passphrase method in JavaScript.
> npm i @travishorn/diceware
> git clone https://github.com/travishorn/diceware-js.git
> cd diceware-js
> npm i
This package is promise-based.
const diceware = require('@travishorn/diceware');
diceware()
  .then((passphrase) => {
    console.log(passphrase);
  });
// ought amigo dow hebe send
The number of words to be used in the passphrase.
Default: 5
diceware({ words: 8 });
// verne foss tog soup lawn legion hyde krebs
Which diceware list from which to pull words.
Default: 'Arnold G. Reinhold'
diceware({ list: 'EFF Short' });
// ditto gem evidence zestfully septum
Supported lists:
Alan BealeArnold G. ReinholdEFF General ShortEFF ShortEFF LongThe type of output.
Default: 'string'
diceware({ output: 'array' });
// [ 'laze', 'sx', 'dope', 'cagey', 'papaw' ]
Supported types:
arraystringTests are in the test directory. Run them with:
> npm test
The MIT License
Copyright 2019 Travis Horn
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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Cryptographically-secure electronic implementation of the Diceware Passphrase method.
The npm package @travishorn/diceware receives a total of 234 weekly downloads. As such, @travishorn/diceware popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @travishorn/diceware demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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