randomword(3TSOL)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | ATTRIBUTES | RETURN VALUES | EXAMPLES | SEE ALSO

NAME

randomword- Generate random pronounceable password

SYNOPSIS

cc [flag...] file... -ltsol [library ]


#include <tsol/tsol.h>

int randomword(char *word, char *hyphenated_word, const unsigned short minlen, const unsigned short maxlen, const unsigned char *seed);

DESCRIPTION

randomword() generates random pronounceable passwords using the FIPS 181 algorithm. Upon successful completion, word is replaced with a new password with a length between minlen and maxlen inclusive. hyphenated_word is a hyphenated version of word showing its pronunciation. If seed is non-NULL, it is a random number seed of eight significant characters. A good choice is the user's old password. Successive calls to randomword() by the same program should pass a null pointer for seed to produce new random passwords using the initial seed.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability	SUNWtsu
MT-Level	MT-Unsafe

RETURN VALUES

randomword() returns:

-1

If minlen > maxlen or seed has not been set.

0

If maxlen is zero (0).

>0

Length of the password word generated.

EXAMPLES

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Example 1 Randomword Example




char password[10];
char hyphen_password[20];
char seed[9];
int  len;
int  i;
    printf("Please enter old password: ");
    fgets(seed, 9, stdin);

    len = randomword(password, hyphen_password, 6, 8, seed);
    printf("password %s is pronounced %s\n", password, hyphen_password);

    for (i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
	len = randomword(password, hyphen_password, 6, 8, (unsigned char *) 0);
	printf("password %s is pronounced %s\n", password, hyphen_password);
    }

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SEE ALSO

Trusted Solaris 8 4/01 Reference Manual

Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 181, Automated Password Generator, 5 October 1993

SunOS 5.8 Reference Manual

attributes(5)

SunOS 5.8  Last Revised 6 May 1994

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | ATTRIBUTES | RETURN VALUES | EXAMPLES | SEE ALSO