Question: Passwords? Answer: zedpass()

[KaosKaizer]

I didn't really know what else to title this post... BUT....
Have you ever wanted to provide your users with a random default password? Or how about giving them the option of resetting their password instead of giving it back to them or letting them log in? Or have it possible for them to create a random password until they can think of one for themselves? Well... Here is ZEDPASS! It will generate any password of any lengths(of at least 7 characters and no more than 75 characters). I think that if it were to be included in the core, then it could be left up to modders to come up with their own ways to use it.

Well, here's the code:

Code:

<?php
// Code by KaosKaizer, aka Douglas, of Kaizer iTek
function zedpass($strlen=7,$nums=false,$caps=true){
if ($strlen < 7) $strlen = 7; // set the default as the lowest accepted length
if ($strlen > 75) $strlen = 75; // do not allow the length to exceed 75
$low = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
$cap = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
$num = "0123456789";
$fin = $low;
if ($caps === true) $fin .= $cap;
if ($nums === true) $fin .= $num;
$password = "";
for ($i=0; $i < $strlen; $i++){
$password .= $fin[rand(0,strlen($fin))];
}
return $password;
}
?>

[Afkamm]

Needs more characters.

[KaosKaizer]

Well, I left symbols out because one of them was messing with syntax and they aren't easy to remember. This is to just create a temporary password, nothing more. Like, if a player forgets theirs, it resets their password to this until they log in and change it.

[backflip]

Useful! Here's mine:

function smfintegration_make_password() {
  require_once("lib/e_rand.php");
  $password="";
  for ($i=0;$i<6;$i++) {
    $char=e_rand(48,109);
    if ($char>57) $char+=7;
    if ($char>90) $char+=6;
    $password.=chr($char);
  }
  return $password;
}

... but yours is easier to understand.

Needs more characters.

Theoretically, yes, but you cannot include characters that some players might not be able to produce.

[JollyGG]

Needs more characters.

Also I've noticed that code doesn't seem to like the input of special alt characters. I had a module that used those once (April Fool's Day upside down chat) and what I had to do was put the array in a txt file and load it that way, kinda annoying >.<

[Srch]

Was able to get a great result, which will probably not happen ever again: dR@GN?1

Modified with just a small example for special characters. Using ` caused some colors to show, unfortunately. (Unless you use rawoutput)

Code:

<?php
function zedpass($strlen=7){
if ($strlen < 7) $strlen = 7; // set the default as the lowest accepted length
if ($strlen > 75) $strlen = 75; // do not allow the length to exceed 75
$low = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
$cap = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
$num = "0123456789";
$spec = "+-=_)(*&^%#@!~:[];,.?";
$fin = $low;
$fin .= $cap;
$fin .= $num;
$fin .= $spec;
$password = "";
for ($i=0; $i < $strlen; $i++){
$password .= $fin[rand(0,strlen($fin))];
}
return $password;
}