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Generating a random password using Get-Random
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generate_password-2.ps1
# Generate a random password
# Usage: random-password <length>
Function random-password ($length = 15)
{
$punc = 46..46
$digits = 48..57
$letters = 65..90 + 97..122
# Thanks to
# https://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/01/07/use-pow
$password = get-random -count $length `
-input ($punc + $digits + $letters) |
% -begin { $aa = $null } `
-process {$aa += [char]$_} `
-end {$aa}
return $password
}
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