Functions/Get-RandomPassword.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Generates complex or simple random passwords .DESCRIPTION Uses Get-Random to generate passwords of arbitrary length from a set of characters. If you set the simple-flag it will use a simplified character-pool to generate passwords which can be spelled more easily. .PARAMETER Length Length of password to generate .PARAMETER Simple If specified generates a simple password .EXAMPLE New-Password -Length 16 Description ----------- Generate a 16 character password with complex characters .EXAMPLE New-Password -Length 12 -Simple Description ----------- Generate a 12 character password with simplified characters #> function Get-RandomPassword { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([String])] Param ( [Int]$Length = 14, [Switch][Bool]$Simple ) Begin { $SimpleChars = ('!ABCDEFGHKLMNPRSTUVWXYZ!abcdefghkmnprstuvwxyz!123456789!').ToCharArray() $ComplexChars = (33..122 | ForEach-Object {([char]$_).ToString()}).ToCharArray() } Process { if ($Simple) { $Chars = $SimpleChars } else { $Chars = $ComplexChars } Write-Output -InputObject ((Get-Random -Count $Length -InputObject $Chars) -join '') } End { } } |