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The generate-password npm package is a utility for generating random passwords with various customizable options. It allows developers to create passwords with specific lengths, character sets, and patterns, making it useful for applications that require secure password generation.
Generate a simple password
This feature allows you to generate a simple password with a specified length and the inclusion of numbers. The code sample generates a 10-character password that includes numbers.
const generatePassword = require('generate-password');
const password = generatePassword.generate({
length: 10,
numbers: true
});
console.log(password);
Generate multiple passwords
This feature allows you to generate multiple passwords at once. The code sample generates an array of 5 passwords, each 10 characters long and without uppercase letters.
const generatePassword = require('generate-password');
const passwords = generatePassword.generateMultiple(5, {
length: 10,
uppercase: false
});
console.log(passwords);
Custom character set
This feature allows you to generate a password with a custom set of characters. The code sample generates a 12-character password that includes numbers, symbols, uppercase, and lowercase letters, while excluding similar characters.
const generatePassword = require('generate-password');
const password = generatePassword.generate({
length: 12,
numbers: true,
symbols: true,
uppercase: true,
lowercase: true,
excludeSimilarCharacters: true
});
console.log(password);
The password-generator package is another utility for generating random passwords. It offers similar functionality to generate-password, allowing for customizable password lengths and character sets. However, it may not have as many options for excluding specific characters or generating multiple passwords at once.
The secure-random-password package focuses on generating cryptographically secure passwords. It provides more advanced options for ensuring password security, such as using a secure random number generator. This package is ideal for applications that require a higher level of security compared to generate-password.
The randomstring package is a general-purpose utility for generating random strings, which can be used for passwords. It offers flexibility in terms of character sets and string lengths, similar to generate-password. However, it is not specifically tailored for password generation and may lack some of the specialized options found in generate-password.
Generate-Password is a (relatively) extensive library for generating random and unique passwords.
$ npm install generate-password --save
Generate one password.
var generator = require('generate-password');
var password = generator.generate({
length: 15,
numbers: true
});
console.log(password); // Your unique password
Bulk generate multiple passwords.
var generator = require('generate-password');
var passwords = generator.generateMultiple(10, {
length: 15,
symbols: true
});
// passwords is an array of 10 passwords now
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, put symbols in password. | false |
uppercase | Boolean, use uppercase letters in password. | true |
excludeSimilarCharacters | Excludes similar chars, like 'i' and 'l'. | false |
1.1.1 / 2014-12-23
excludeSimilarCharacters
optionFAQs
Easy library for generating unique passwords.
The npm package generate-password receives a total of 315,983 weekly downloads. As such, generate-password popularity was classified as popular.
We found that generate-password 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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