generate-password

Generate Password

Generate Password is a (relatively) extensive library for generating random and unique passwords.

Install

$ npm install generate-password --save

Usage

generate([options])

Generate one password with the given options. Returns a string.

var generator = require('generate-password');

var password = generator.generate({
	length: 10,
	numbers: true
});

// 'uEyMTw32v9'
console.log(password);

generateMultiple(amount[, options])

Bulk generate multiple passwords at once, with the same options for all. Returns an array.

var generator = require('generate-password');

var passwords = generator.generateMultiple(3, {
	length: 10,
	uppercase: false
});

// [ 'hnwulsekqn', 'qlioullgew', 'kosxwabgjv' ]
console.log(passwords);

Available options

Any of these can be passed into the options object for each function.

Name	Description	Default Value
length	Integer, length of password.	10
numbers*	Boolean, put numbers in password.	false
symbols*	Boolean or String, put symbols in password.	false
lowercase*	Boolean, put lowercase in password	true
uppercase*	Boolean, use uppercase letters in password.	true
excludeSimilarCharacters	Boolean, exclude similar chars, like 'i' and 'l'.	false
exclude	String, characters to be excluded from password.	''
strict	Boolean, password must include at least one character from each pool.	false

*At least one should be true.

Using this with a browser

As browsers don't have the "require" method that Node.js does, this module doesn't work in web environments. Instead generate-password-browser can be used.