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_apg-go_ is a simple APG-like password generator written in Go. It tries to replicate the
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functionality of the
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"[Automated Password Generator](https://web.archive.org/web/20130313042424/http://www.adel.nursat.kz:80/apg)",
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which hasn't been maintained since 2003. Since more and more Unix distributions are abondoning the tool, I was
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which hasn't been maintained since 2003. Since more and more Unix distributions are abandoning the tool, I was
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looking for an alternative. FreeBSD for example recommends "security/makepasswd", which is written in Perl
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but requires a lot of dependency packages and doesn't offer the feature-set/flexibility of APG.
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Since FIPS-181 (pronouncable passwords) has been withdrawn in 2015, apg-go does not follow this standard. Instead
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it implements the [Koremutake Syllables System](https://shorl.com/koremutake.php) in its pronouncable password mode.
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Since FIPS-181 (pronounceable passwords) has been withdrawn in 2015, apg-go does not follow this standard. Instead,
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it implements the [Koremutake Syllables System](https://shorl.com/koremutake.php) in its pronounceable password mode.
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## Installation
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### Password length
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By default, apg-go will generate a password with a random length between 12 and 20 characters. If you
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want to be more specific, you can use the `-m` and `-x` parameters to override the defaults. Let's
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assume you want a single complex password with a length of exactly 32 characters, you can do so by
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assume you want a single complex password with a length of exactly 32 characters you can do so by
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running:
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```shell
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$ ./apg-go -n 1 -C -m 32 -x 32
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```
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### Pronouncable passwords
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Since v0.4.0 apg-go supports pronouncable passwords, anologous to the original c-apg using the `-a 0`
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flag. The original c-apg implemented FIPS-181, which was withdrawn in 2015 for generating pronouncable
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Since v0.4.0 apg-go supports pronounceable passwords, anologous to the original c-apg using the `-a 0`
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flag. The original c-apg implemented FIPS-181, which was withdrawn in 2015 for generating pronounceable
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passwords. Since the standard is not recommended anymore, `apg-go` instead make use of the
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[Koremutake Syllables System](https://shorl.com/koremutake.php). Similar to the original apg, `agp-go`
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will automatically randomly add special characters and number (from the human-readable pool) to each
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generated pronouncable password. Additionally it will perform a "coinflip" for each Koremutake syllable
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generated pronounceable password. Additionally it will perform a "coinflip" for each Koremutake syllable
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and decided if it should switch the case of one of the characters to an upper-case character.
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Using the `-t` parameter, `apg-go` will display a spelled out version of the pronouncable password, where
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Using the `-t` parameter, `apg-go` will display a spelled out version of the pronounceable password, where
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each syllable or number/special character is seperated with a "-" (dash) and if the syllable is not a
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Koremutake syllable the character will be spelled out the same was as with activated `-l` in the
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non-pronouncable password mode (`-a 1`).
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non-pronounceable password mode (`-a 1`).
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**Note on password length**: The `-m` and `-x` parameters will work in prouncable password mode, but
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please keep in mind, that due to the nature how syllables work, your generated password might exceed
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the desired length by one complete syllable (which can be up to 3 characters long).
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**Security consideration:** Please keep in mind, that pronouncable passwords are less secure compared to truly
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**Security consideration:** Please keep in mind, that pronounceable passwords are less secure compared to truly
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randomly created passwords, due to the nature how syllables work. As a rule of thumb, it is recommended
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to multiply the length of your generated pronouncable passwords by at least 1.5 times, compared to truly
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to multiply the length of your generated pronounceable passwords by at least 1.5 times, compared to truly
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randomly generated passwords. It might also be helpful to run the pronoucable password mode with enabled
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"[HIBP](#have-i-been-pwned)" flag, so that each generated password is automatically checked against "Have I Been Pwned"
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database.
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of characters of the corresponding class is given.
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**Note on minimum characters**: Please keep in mind, that due to the way the "minimum amount" feature works,
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the calculation time for passwords can increase and if the amount is set too high, it can result in apt-go
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the calculation time for passwords can increase and if the amount is set too high, it can result in apg-go
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never being able to finish the job.
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Example:
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- `-H`: Avoid ambiguous characters in passwords (i. e.: 1, l, I, o, O, 0) (Default: off)
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- `-C`: Generate complex passwords (implies -L -U -N -S and disables -H) (Default: off)
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- `-l`: Spell generated passwords in random password mode (Default: off)
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- `-t`: Spell generated passwords in pronouncable password mode (Default: off)
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- `-t`: Spell generated passwords in pronounceable password mode (Default: off)
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- `-p`: Check the HIBP database if the generated passwords was found in a leak before (Default: off) // *this feature requires internet connectivity*
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- `-h`: Show a CLI help text
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- `-v`: Show the version number
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