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https://github.com/guilhermeisnotunix/grifforix
Grifforix aims to be a strong and secure password generator made in Java, it uses the Java's *java.security.SecureRandom* library. I have plans to make it also a secure authenticator software in the future. Grifforix is currently experimental in v.0.9.2-alpha.
https://github.com/guilhermeisnotunix/grifforix
cryptography password-generator random-number-generators
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Grifforix aims to be a strong and secure password generator made in Java, it uses the Java's *java.security.SecureRandom* library. I have plans to make it also a secure authenticator software in the future. Grifforix is currently experimental in v.0.9.2-alpha.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/guilhermeisnotunix/grifforix
- Owner: GuilhermeIsNotUnix
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2024-02-08T17:06:50.000Z (9 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-04-26T17:31:33.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-04-26T22:47:27.933Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: cryptography, password-generator, random-number-generators
- Language: Java
- Homepage: https://guilhermeisnotunix.github.io/software/grifforix
- Size: 494 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# grifforix
The grifforix, Marcos Paulo Soares
*grifforix* aims to be a strong and secure password generator made in Java, it uses the Java's *java.security.SecureRandom* library for Random Cryptography methods. I have plans to make it also a secure authenticator software in the future. *grifforix* is currently __experimental__ in __v.0.9.2-alpha__.
*grifforix* is under the Apache 2.0 license, please read it carefully.
# Demo
This is *grifforix* in use, I restricted the character limit to 20 just for demonstration purposes, but you can virtually generate a giant password if you want. Note that passwords are displayed with a good combination of all types of characters.
# How it Works
Well, first, it does not uses common methods like the famous C's rand() — that is a pseudo-random function for number generation, but it actually uses Java's SecureRandom class that generates a cryptographically secure random number for the algorithm of password generation.
In computing when a number is mathematically generated in a deterministically way its called "pseudo-random number" or just *PRNG*. __That's not secure__ because the *PRNG* is __not truly random__ since it is completely determined by an initial value, called the *PRNG's "seed"*.
John von Neumann once said: *"Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin."*
Cryptographic applications require the output not to be predictable from earlier outputs. With that said, this comes a necessity of a truly random number generator or a *RNG*. Java language has *SecureRandom* for that... it smartly calls directly OS functions for true randomness. And with that, we use it to do the algorithm of the password generation.
Check the [wiki](https://github.com/GuilhermeIsNotUnix/Grifforix/wiki) for more information.
# Credits
JavaPackager for building native binaries for Windows and Linux: https://github.com/fvarrui/JavaPackager