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Generating Truly Random Passwords using Device Driver Noise

slightlyunstable.org — /dev/urandom pulls "noise" from device drivers to create random data. By using a small script you can use this to create truly random passwords to any length you want. Script and instructions included. Note this was tested on Ubuntu Linux it should work in other distros but no promises.

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  • AlexJTanner, on 11/15/2008, -0/+1the reason I like this is because as was proven by the debian ssh fiasco, algorithm based password generators don't always work well.
  • ssam, on 11/15/2008, -0/+1most linux distros have several tools available to do this. ubuntu/debian have:
    apg
    gpw
    libstring-mkpasswd-perl
    makepasswd
    pwgen
  • AlexJTanner, on 11/15/2008, -0/+1I forgot to tell it not to use a thumbnail. Damn

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