Classic ASP

Generating Random Password

Demonstrates how to generate random passwords.

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Classic ASP

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
success = 0

' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

success = 0

set fortuna = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Prng")

' Set this equal to 1 if the generated password must include at least one digit (0-9)
bDigit = 1

' Set this equal to 1 if the generated password must include both uppercase and lowercase chars.
bUpperAndLower = 1

' The generated password must contain one of the following non-alphanumeric chars.
otherChars = "@#$%*"

' Exclude chars that appear similar to others:
excludeChars = "iIlLoO0"

' Generate 8-character passwords:

For i = 1 To 10
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( fortuna.RandomPassword(8,bDigit,bUpperAndLower,otherChars,excludeChars)) & "</pre>"
Next

%>
</body>
</html>