New-SecurePassword.ps1
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<#PSScriptInfo .VERSION 1.0 .GUID 2e286fce-c1be-4cd3-980d-20c9690a0b6f .AUTHOR Maarten Peeters - SharePointFire - https://sharepointfire.com .COMPANYNAME SharePointFire .COPYRIGHT .TAGS Password .LICENSEURI .PROJECTURI .ICONURI .EXTERNALMODULEDEPENDENCIES .RELEASENOTES Version 1.0: Original published version. #> <# .SYNOPSIS Just a quick simple script to generate a new secure password. .DESCRIPTION Simple script to generate a new secure password where you only need to specify the length. The password will be shown using write-host and automatically copied to the clipboard. .PARAMETER Length Enter the password length required. For example: 16 .EXAMPLE New-SecurePassword.ps1 -Length 16 .NOTES Version: 1.0 Author: Maarten Peeters Creation Date: 31-07-2018 Purpose/Change: Fast creation of a new password #> param( [Parameter(mandatory=$true)] [string] $Length ) try{ $Password = ([char[]]([char]33..[char]95) + ([char[]]([char]97..[char]126)) | Sort-Object {Get-Random})[0..($Length-1)] -join '' write-host "The password $($Password) has been copied to the clipboard" -ForegroundColor Green Set-Clipboard -Value $Password } catch{ write-host "Error occurred: $($_.Exception.Message)" -foregroundcolor red } |