Passogva is a collection of FIPS-181 Automated
Password Generator implementations. These programs generate
random, pronounceable words, like these (reload for more):
vovkif (vov-kif)
| dregpye (dreg-pye)
|
suatti (su-att-i)
| radkriar (rad-kriar)
|
fenlihej (fen-li-hej)
| yewfceoi (yewf-ce-oi)
|
These implementations are all based on the source code included in FIPS-181. That code
was full of bugs, and I have fixed some of them. It appears to be
working now, but all of this code is still terribly ugly. Don't read
it right before lunch.
Crypt::RandPasswd:
The Perl, Python, and PHP versions are based on Crypt::RandPasswd
version 0.02 by John D. Porter. That version sucks a lot, mainly
because the original FIPS-181 code sucked a lot: a one-character typo
on John's part causes it to get stuck in an infinite loop around 10%
of the time. Other problems that exist in the original C code had
more noticeable effects in the Perl translation. I've fixed a lot of
bugs since then. John has been unresponsive, though, so
Crypt::RandPasswd remains out of date.
Copyright and Licensing:
The Copyright status of these files is complicated. They are all very
closely based on the text of a United States government publication,
which I believe is in the public domain. John D. Porter is
responsible for the translation into Perl, and he released that
translation under Perl's Artistic License. The Python and PHP
versions are in part translations of the Perl version. All versions
contain bugfixes by me. The PHP version is based on a version I wrote
while in the employ of ByteTaxi, Inc., but they have given it to me to
release. I produced the Python version while contracted by Mo-Tsuki,
LLC, and they have allowed me to release it here.
Python version Copyright © 2004 Mo-Tsuki, LLC.
C, Perl, and PHP versions Copyright © 2004 Steven Hazel.
Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software
and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation. No representations are made about the
suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is"
without express or implied warranty.
The Perl version, passogva.pm, may additionally be redistributed
and/or modified under the same terms as Perl itself.
Related Work:
Tom Van Vleck has
pronounceable password generators in
Java and
C++, as
well as some history on the subject.
APG is another
FIPS-181-derived pronounceable password generator, written by
Adel Mirzazhanov.