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Password Generator Using C Language
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passwordGenerator.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
char passwordType[1];
int generateRandomNumbers();
char password[512];
char passwordLength[];
void printPassword();
int main() {
//using srand with time to update random function to generate random numbers with time
srand(time(NULL));
//A brief introduction
printf("Welcome To Password Generator 2018\n");
printf("You can generate any kind of password you would like to...\n");
printf("Choose one of type below , you can choose both or triple too\n");
printf("a) a to z \nb) A to Z \nc) 0 to 9 \nd) special characters only\ne) anything\nf) a & b\ng) a & c\n"
"h) a & d \ni) b & c \nj) b & d\nk) c & d\nl) a, b & c\nm) b, c & d\nn) a,c, &d "
"\no)a,b &d\np)a,b,c &d\n");
printf("Enter any type given above(recommended == e)\n");
//getting user input on what type of password the need..
gets(passwordType);
printf("Enter the password length\n");
//prompting user for password length
gets(passwordLength);
//calling printPassword function to display the password selected by the user from the above options
printf("How many passwords do you want??\n");
char passwordTimes[1];
gets(passwordTimes);
int m = atoi(passwordTimes);
printf("%d",m);
while (m>0){
printPassword();
m--;
_sleep(1000);
}
char isAgain[1];
printf("Do you want to generate password again(y/n)\n");
//asking user if he/she wants to generate password again, if yes then calling main function again
gets(isAgain);
if (isAgain[0] == 'y'){
main();
} else if (isAgain[0] == 'n'){
printf("Thanks for using my password generator\n");
} else{
printf("Invalid input\n");
}
return 0;
}
// This function generating random numbers to generate password
int generateRandomNumbers(){
int random;
int r;
// based on passwordType the user needs, generating random numbers
switch (passwordType[0]){
case 'a':
random = (rand() % (122 + 1 - 97)) + 97;
break;
case 'b':
random = (rand() % (90 + 1 - 65)) + 65;
break;
case 'c':
random = (rand() % (57 + 1 - 48)) + 48;
break;
case 'd':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if (((r<=47) && (r>=33)) || ((r<=64) && (r>=58)) || ((r<=96) && (r>=91)) || ((r<=175) && (r>=123)) || ((r<=254) && (r>=178))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'e':
random = (rand() % (126 + 1 - 33)) + 33;
break;
case 'f':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if (((r<=90) && (r>=65)) || ((r<=122) && (r>=97))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'g':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if (((r<=57) && (r>=48)) || ((r<=122) && (r>=97))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'h':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if (((r<=122) && (r>=97)) ||((r<=47) && (r>=33)) || ((r<=64) && (r>=58)) || ((r<=96) && (r>=91)) || ((r<=175) && (r>=123)) || ((r<=254) && (r>=178))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'i':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if (((r<=90) && (r>=65)) || ((r<=57) && (r>=48))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'j':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if (((r<=90) && (r>=65)) ||((r<=47) && (r>=33)) || ((r<=64) && (r>=58)) || ((r<=96) && (r>=91)) || ((r<=175) && (r>=123)) || ((r<=254) && (r>=178))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'k':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if (((r<=57) && (r>=48)) || ((r<=47) && (r>=33)) || ((r<=64) && (r>=58)) || ((r<=96) && (r>=91)) || ((r<=175) && (r>=123)) || ((r<=254) && (r>=178))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'l':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if(((r<=122) && (r>=97)) || ((r<=90) && (r>=65)) || ((r<=57) && (r>=48))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'm':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if(((r<=90) && (r>=65)) || ((r<=57) && (r>=48)) || ((r<=47) && (r>=33)) || ((r<=64) && (r>=58)) || ((r<=96) && (r>=91)) || ((r<=175) && (r>=123)) || ((r<=254) && (r>=178))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'n':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if(((r<=122) && (r>=97)) || ((r<=57) && (r>=48)) || ((r<=47) && (r>=33)) || ((r<=64) && (r>=58)) || ((r<=96) && (r>=91)) || ((r<=175) && (r>=123)) || ((r<=254) && (r>=178))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'o':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if(((r<=122) && (r>=97)) || ((r<=90) && (r>=65)) || ((r<=47) && (r>=33)) || ((r<=64) && (r>=58)) || ((r<=96) && (r>=91)) || ((r<=175) && (r>=123)) || ((r<=254) && (r>=178))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
case 'p':
while (1){
r = (rand() % (256 + 1 - 0)) + 0;
if(((r<=122) && (r>=97)) || ((r<=90) && (r>=65)) || ((r<=57) && (r>=48)) || ((r<=47) && (r>=33)) || ((r<=64) && (r>=58)) || ((r<=96) && (r>=91)) || ((r<=175) && (r>=123)) || ((r<=254) && (r>=178))){
random = r;
break;
}
}
break;
default:
printf("Invalid Input so we are exiting you from program and starting again\n");
main();
}
return random;
}
// Here is the main function which prints the password to the user
void printPassword(){
int randomNumber;
int k;
//converting password length string to ineger to loop
int length = atoi(passwordLength);
//looping and generating random numbers and storing in password array
for (k = 0; k < length; k++) {
randomNumber = generateRandomNumbers();
password[k] = randomNumber;
}
for (int j = 0; j < length+19; j++) {
printf("=");
}
printf("\n");
//Here Printing the password to the user
printf("Your password is: %s", password);
printf("\n");
for (int a = 0; a < length+19; a++) {
printf("=");
}
printf("\n");
}
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