xkcdpass(1)

💖 xkcdpass — the iconic passphrase generator 💖

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🌸 NAME 🌸

xkcdpass — generate memorable, secure multiword passphrases. literally the assignment, no cap 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

run it like this:

xkcdpass [ options ]
xkcdpass --help

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so xkcdpass is a flexible and scriptable password generator which generates strong passphrases, inspired by XKCD 936:

$ xkcdpass
> correct horse battery staple

iconic. periodt. 🐴🔋📎

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

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• --help — describes how to use this command. read it, bestie 🫶
• --wordfile WORDFILE, -w WORDFILE — specify that the file WORDFILE contains the list of valid words from which to generate passphrases.
• --min MIN_LENGTH — minimum number of letters required in words used to make password. (Default: 5)
• --max MAX_LENGTH — maximum number of letters allowed in words used to make password. (Default: 9)
• --numwords NUM_WORDS, -n NUM_WORDS — generate passphrases containing exactly NUM_WORDS words. (Default: 6)
• --interactive, -i — generate and output a passphrase, query the user to accept it, and loop until one is accepted. it’s giving try-again energy 🔁
• --valid_chars VALID_CHARS, -v VALID_CHARS — limit passphrases to only include words matching the regex pattern VALID_CHARS (e.g. '[a-z]').
• --verbose, -V — report various metrics for given options. numbers girlies rise ✨
• --acrostic ACROSTIC, -a ACROSTIC — generate passphrases with an acrostic matching ACROSTIC. structured AND cute 🎀
• --count COUNT, -c COUNT — generate COUNT passphrases. (Default: 1)
• --delimiter DELIM, -d DELIM — separate words within a passphrase with DELIM. (Default: ' ')
• --separator SEP, -s SEP — separate generated passphrases with SEP. (Default: ' ')

🎀 EXAMPLES 🎀

• xkcdpass — generates one passphrase with the default options. Example output:

pinball previous deprive militancy bereaved numeric

• xkcdpass --count=5 --acrostic='chaos' --delimiter='|' --min=5 --max=6 --valid_chars='[a-z]' — generates 5 passphrases, all from lower-case words and meeting the acrostic "chaos", delimited by the "|" character. Example output:

collar|highly|asset|ovoid|sultan
caper|hangup|addle|oboist|scroll
couple|honcho|abbot|obtain|simple
cutler|hotly|aortae|outset|stool
cradle|helot|axial|ordure|shale

📜 HISTORY 📜

the xkcdpass command invokes the Python program xkcd_password.py.

the inspiration for the program's purpose is the XKCD 936 "Password Strength" cartoon.

no cap, that’s the origin story 🦋

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