https://github.com/xtaran/chbs
correct horse battery staple, a random passphrase generator.
https://github.com/xtaran/chbs
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correct horse battery staple, a random passphrase generator.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/xtaran/chbs
- Owner: xtaran
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2015-01-25T01:42:37.000Z (over 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2015-01-25T02:00:20.000Z (over 11 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-09-23T21:39:16.656Z (9 months ago)
- Language: Perl
- Size: 119 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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chbs
====
correct horse battery staple, a random passphrase generator.
Usage
-----
chbs [--help|--man] [--num #] [--min #] [--max #] [--dict|--file {path}] [--separator {characters}]
Options
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### Parameters for words
--num [#] Number of words in the passphrase. (Default: 4)
--min [#] Minimum number of characters per word. (Default: 1)
--max [#] Maximum number of characters per word. (Default: 16)
### Parameter for separator
--separator [c] List of characters to use as separator.
### Word list source
(Default: an internal list of about 4000 common English words.)
--dict The system spelling dictionary word list.
--file [path] Any arbitrary text file, mined for words.
### Help
--help Show the usage details, then exit.
--man Show the usage details and a description, then exit.
### Description
chbs generates passphrases comprised of randomly chosen words. A
passphrase of four to six words is reasonably strong, and much easier
to remember and to type than a sequence of random characters.
Inspired by Randall Munroe's xkcd comic, http://xkcd.com/936/
### Author
Brian G. Vaughan
### Copying
Copyright (C) 2013 Brian G. Vaughan
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,
and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. See
the GNU General Public License for more details.