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.
<#
.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()]
[int] $Length = 16
)
$Password = ([char[]]([char]33..[char]95) + ([char[]]([char]97..[char]126)) | Sort-Object {Get-Random})[0..($Length - 1)] -join ''
Write-Host 'Password copied to clipboard' -ForegroundColor Green
Set-Clipboard -Value $Password
# -------------------------------------------
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Generate a password of the specified length.
.LINK
https://thesmashy.medium.com/helpful-functions-for-your-powershell-profile-9fece679f4d6
#>
function Get-Pass
{
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter()]
[int] $Length = 20
)
-join (48..57 + 65..90 + 97..122 | ForEach-Object {[char]$_} | Get-Random -C $Length)
}