mempass

mempass

A configurable generator for memorable passphrases

CLI

mempass is the CLI command, run npm i -g mempass to use it in the command line

Examples:

$ mempass -s = -t allcaps

 METHANOL=TODDED=BROWNOUT

$ mempass 4 -s + -t randomcaps

 DITT+syntexis+tithing+BARRATOR

$ mempass 2 -s "<>" -t capitalize

 paterae<>rebraced

Usage:

$ mempass [words] [options]...

words is an optional number specifying the number of words in the passphrase

Options

Note: not case-sensitive

Command	Description
-s, --separator	Symbol to use to separate the individual words (" " for space)
-b, --beginningNumbers	Amount of digits to insert before the phrase
-e, --endingNumbers	Amount of digits to append to the phrase
-t, --transform	Tranformation of the words, see list below
--min, --minLength	The minimum length of each word (0 for anything)
--max, --maxLength	The maximum length of each word (0 for anything)

Transforms

Note: not case-sensitive

Name	Example
none	whatevers-in-Dictionary
lower	all-lower-case
everyOTHERcaps	every-OTHER-word-IS-caps
Capitalize	First-Letter-Is-Capitalized
rEVERSEcAPITALIZE	fIRST-lETTER-iS-lOWERCASE
ALLCAPS	EVERY-LETTER-CAPITALIZED
randomCAPS	random-words-ARE-capitalized

API

You can use mempass programmatically

Install as a dependency with npm i -s mempass

var mempass = require("mempass")

// generates and returns a passphrase as a string
// possible options are in mempass.defaults
mempass.generate(options?)

// contains the default options object
mempass.defaults = {

  words: 3,
  minLength: 4,
  maxLength: 8,
  separator: "-",
  beginningNumbers: 0,
  endingNumbers: 0,
  transform: "lower" // case insensitive

}

// contains the default transforms, detailed above
mempass.transforms