pwonounceable

CLI tools for generating human-pronounceable passwords, or, pseudo-randomized, general-purpose strings that a human could (pwobably) pronounce.

How use?

So far, the only tool here is 3pw — based off of Tom Van Vleck's gpw program.

1. If you have gcc and bash handy, you should be able to build by simply running ./make.sh.
   • Everything here is tested against ANSI C, so you should be able to compile with virtually any compiler in addition to GCC (which I used).
2. Run the built binary from any TTY.
   • Note that if you run and build with WSL, you will only be able to run the binary from a WSL TTY. The reverse tends not to be true.
3. The current commandline arguments are documented in the header of the main_*.c file(s).

3pw example output

## generate 9-letter strings—
## —25 of them—
## —capitalize on 6-letter word boundaries—
## oh, and with the reproducable seed "pandora":
# ./bin/3pw 9 25 6 pandora
MaticaTea
SionehAnh
HniancEnt
NgenseRtu
HassusTri
OdherpTut
AgicinGen
HentanNit
AvalumFul
OnatenSgs
GarialIgh
EckinoUni
ArbereLio
IounchRit
OstaphEns
LastitAte
IminelLet
IngeopYll
HeaditIqu
IciallEnt
ReolonSil
LodoliGin
ErumbiNju
TtabowAde
RowdraYbe

## generate 11-letter strings—
## —the default number of them—
## —don't capitalize—
## again with the seed "pandora":
# ./bin/3pw 11 - 0 pandora
maticateast
aminallfade
omeleardaml
meristraten
odherptutle
nnourtaille
cychmerruis
epinfildery

## generate 7-letter strings—
## —the default number of them—
## —capitalize first letter only—
## with no given seed:
# ./bin/3pw 7 - 7
Tereona
Gretrop
Atimiti
Ordamin
Ecketra
Kearamp
Ticable
Eldenwa