PasswordMaker is an application that generates a valid 6-character password given two keywords: a master keyword and a username. The passwords are created using a mathematical algorithm, not randomly, so the password can always be generated again for a user name as long as you use the same master keyword. This is useful for System Administrators who regularly generate passwords for their users and need to reproduce the same password if it is lost or forgotten.
Using PasswordMaker
To use PasswordMaker, open the PasswordMaker application. A window will be shown with two fields: Password Key and Username. Simply fill in the Password Key field, fill in the Username field, and click the Generate button.
A few hints about Password keys and User names:
• Username can/should be the proper name for the user, spaces are OK.
• Keys should be something obscure but easy to remember.
• Avoid short keys because the passwords generated will have less variation.
The passwords are generated using a custom scheme that does not use random numbers, so a key will always generate the same password for a user. As long as a good key is used, it will generate completely different passwords even for very similar user names. Passwords currently comprise 6 numbers and lowercase letters, which should be friendly to most systems.
Future Enhancements
Future enhancements (PasswordMaker Pro?) will include batch processing, passwords with customizable lengths, capitalizations and character sets, PPC native code, and other crazy things we may scare up in the middle of the night.
System Requirements
PasswordMaker is System 7 dependent; it requires a 68020 processor or greater for the 680x0 series Macs.
Troubleshooting
If for some bizarre reason you find a problem with PasswordMaker, contact us at triplo@xmission.com.
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