Unicode C

Generating Random Password

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Demonstrates how to generate random passwords. Unicode C

#include <C_CkPrngW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkPrngW fortuna;
    BOOL bDigit;
    BOOL bUpperAndLower;
    const wchar_t *otherChars;
    const wchar_t *excludeChars;
    int i;

    success = FALSE;

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

    success = FALSE;

    fortuna = CkPrngW_Create();

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

    // Set this equal to TRUE if the generated password must include both uppercase and lowercase chars.
    bUpperAndLower = TRUE;

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

    // Exclude chars that appear similar to others:
    excludeChars = L"iIlLoO0";

    // Generate 8-character passwords:

    for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPrngW_randomPassword(fortuna,8,bDigit,bUpperAndLower,otherChars,excludeChars));
    }



    CkPrngW_Dispose(fortuna);

    }