Public/Generate-Password.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Generates a password based on a series of characters in a random order .DESCRIPTION Generates a password based on a series of characters in a random order .PARAMETER length Length of the password to generate .NOTES Additional information about the function. #> function Generate-Password { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(HelpMessage = 'Enter length of the password you would like to generate in numbers')] [int]$length = 10 ) PROCESS { $SourceData = $NULL; For ($a = 33; $a –le 126; $a++) { $SourceData += , [char][byte]$a } # Converts numbers to legal character bytes for output For ($loop = 1; $loop –le $length; $loop++) { # Loops for the amount of length specified $Password += ($SourceData | Get-Random) # Gets a random character from list and stores it for output } $Props = @{ 'Password' = $Password } # Creates the property for the output object $Password = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property $Props # creates the output object Write-Output $Password } } # End of the function |