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Strong Random Password Generator :Microsoft Powershell

This is my first article in the starting of year 2018, I have taken and re-written it from my earlier post. This script is written completely from scratch. This generates very strong random password. It randomize a chooses each password character using .net class object System.Security.Cryptography.RNGCryptoServiceProvider, which I have explained in Microsoft Powershell generate random anything (Filename, TempPath, GUID, Password)

Keeping Password unique and randomized is one of the best practices for accounts or services and one of my team required script for same purpose.

Password is used from in built table using capital and small letters, symbols and numbers. This table is in Json table and coded in the script with Phonetic and type information. random character is used using for loop and get-random with combination of RNG. Copy paste the code in ps1 file, once executed, it shows 12 length unique password, and the corresponding table with the password character phonetics.

You can select your own character length with parameter as below. You can see the password below table, It can be easily copy paste.
.\New-RandomPassword.ps1 -PasswordLength 15

Windows Microsoft Password, Get-Random, password generator, Cryptography.RNGCryptoServiceProvider, select object, hashtable, json, select-object, new password, strong, variable

In the next example, you might require password of your choice with own length count for each letter, symbol and number. If you don't use any of one of the parameter the length is counted as zero and those characters are excluded in the random password.
.\New-RandomPassword.ps1 -CapitalLetter 2 -SmallLetter 3 -Symbol 2 -Number 2

Windows Microsoft Password, Get-Random, password generator, Cryptography.RNGCryptoServiceProvider, select-object, hashtable, json, foreach, sort-object, select-object, out-string,new password, strong, variable.png

download files powershell scripts repository vcloud-lab.com  Download New-RandomPassword.ps1. This Script is also available on Github.

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#requires -version 4
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    This script Generates a random strong password.
.DESCRIPTION
    The New-RandomPassword generates a random strong password from mix of capital letters, small letters, symbols (Special Characters) and numbers, All the parameter only accept numeric values.
.PARAMETER PasswordLength
    PasswordLength parameter prompts for password length, If this parameter is not defined by default it creates 12 digit mix characters. This parameter cannot be used with other SmallLetter, Capitalletter, Symbol and Number.
.PARAMETER SmallLetter
    This syntax is optional and cannot be used with PasswordLength. If you use, for example 5 value, Password will include 5 random small letter characters (a-z) in the password.
.PARAMETER CapitalLetter
    This syntax is optional and cannot be used with PasswordLength. If you use for example 5 value, you will find 5 random capital letters (A-Z) in the password.
.PARAMETER Number
    By Default value is 0, and do not require to mention, If you use for example 2 value for this syntax, you will find 2 random numbers (0-9) in the password.
.PARAMETER Symbol
    By Default value is 0, and do not require to mention, If you use for example 2 value for this syntax, you will find 2 random numbers (! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ { | } ~) in the password.
.INPUTS
    [System.int]
.OUTPUTS
    [System.String]
    [System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject]
.NOTES
    Script Version:        2.0
    Author:                Kunal Udapi
    Creation Date:         20 September 2017
    Purpose/Change:        Get windows office and OS licensing information.
    Useful URLs:           http://kunaludapi.blogspot.in/2013/11/generate-random-password-powershell.html
                           http://vcloud-lab.com/entries/powershell/microsoft-powershell-generate-random-anything-filename--temppath--guid--password-
    OS Version:            Windows 8.1
    Powershell Version:    Powershell V5.1 Desktop
.EXAMPLE
    PS C:\>.\New-RandomPassword.ps1

    It generated strong random 12 digit password with defination Character, Phonetic and character type
.EXAMPLE
    PS C:\>.\New-RandomPassword.ps1 -PasswordLength 6
    
    Character Phonetic        Type          
    --------- --------        ----          
    3         Three           Number        
    [         Opening bracket Symbol        
    6         Six             Number        
    4         Four            Number        
    w         Whiskey         Small Letter  
    D         Delta           Capital Letter


    3[64wD

    With the parameter passwordLength, it generates 6 digit random password as shown results.
.EXAMPLE
    PS C:\>.\New-RandomPassword.ps1 -SmallLetter 4 -CapitalLetter 4 -Number 2 -Symbol 2

    As per syntax and provided value, there will be 4 small letters, 4 capital letter , 2 numbers and 2 symbols special characters in the newly generated password.
#>

[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$True,
ConfirmImpact='Medium',
HelpURI='http://vcloud-lab.com',
DefaultParameterSetName='Default')]
Param (
    [parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Default', Position=0, Mandatory=$false, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True, ValueFromPipeline=$True)]
    [alias('length')]
    [int]$PasswordLength = 12,

    [parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Option', Position=0, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)]
    [alias('LowerCase','Small')]
    [int]$SmallLetter = 0,
    [parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Option', Position=1, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)]
    [alias('UpperCase','Capital')]
    [int]$CapitalLetter = 0,
    [parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Option', Position=2, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)]
    [int]$Number = 0,
    [parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Option', Position=3, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true)]
    [alias('SpecialLetter')]
    [int]$Symbol = 0
)
Begin {    
    $RandomOption = @()
    $CompletePassword = @()
        
    $CompleteSmallPassword = @()
    $CompleteCapitalPassword = @()
    $CompleteSymbolPassword = @()
    $CompleteNumberPassword = @()
    #table
    $JSon = @"
    [
        {"SrNo":  "1","Number":  "33","Character":  "!","Phonetic":  "Exclamation point","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "2","Number":  "34","Character":  "\"","Phonetic":  "Double quotes","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "3","Number":  "35","Character":  "#","Phonetic":  "Hash sign","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "4","Number":  "36","Character":  "$","Phonetic":  "Dollar sign","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "5","Number":  "37","Character":  "%","Phonetic":  "Percent sign","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "6","Number":  "38","Character":  "&","Phonetic":  "Ampersand","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "7","Number":  "39","Character":  "'","Phonetic":  "Single quote","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "8","Number":  "40","Character":  "(","Phonetic":  "Opening parenthesis","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "9","Number":  "41","Character":  ")","Phonetic":  "Closing parenthesis","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "10","Number":  "42","Character":  "*","Phonetic":  "Asterisk","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "11","Number":  "43","Character":  "+","Phonetic":  "Plus sign","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "12","Number":  "44","Character":  ",","Phonetic":  "Comma","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "13","Number":  "45","Character":  "-","Phonetic":  "Minus sign -Hyphen","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "14","Number":  "46","Character":  ".","Phonetic":  "Period","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "15","Number":  "47","Character":  "/","Phonetic":  "Slash","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "16","Number":  "58","Character":  ":","Phonetic":  "Colon","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "17","Number":  "59","Character":  ";","Phonetic":  "SemiColon","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "18","Number":  "60","Character":  "<","Phonetic":  "Less than sign","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "19","Number":  "61","Character":  "=","Phonetic":  "Equal sign","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "20","Number":  "62","Character":  ">","Phonetic":  "Greater than sign","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "21","Number":  "63","Character":  "?","Phonetic":  "Question mark","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "22","Number":  "64","Character":  "@","Phonetic":  "At symbol","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "23","Number":  "91","Character":  "[","Phonetic":  "Opening bracket","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "24","Number":  "92","Character":  "\\","Phonetic":  "Backslash","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "25","Number":  "93","Character":  "]","Phonetic":  "Closing bracket","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "26","Number":  "94","Character":  "^","Phonetic":  "Caret - circumflex","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "27","Number":  "95","Character":  "_","Phonetic":  "Underscore","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "29","Number":  "123","Character":  "{","Phonetic":  "Opening brace","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "30","Number":  "124","Character":  "|","Phonetic":  "Vertical bar","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "31","Number":  "125","Character":  "}","Phonetic":  "Closing brace","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "32","Number":  "126","Character":  "~","Phonetic":  "Equivalency sign - Tilde","Type":  "Symbol"},
        {"SrNo":  "33","Number":  "65","Character":  "A","Phonetic":  "Alpha ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "34","Number":  "66","Character":  "B","Phonetic":  "Bravo ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "35","Number":  "67","Character":  "C","Phonetic":  "Charlie ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "36","Number":  "68","Character":  "D","Phonetic":  "Delta ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "37","Number":  "69","Character":  "E","Phonetic":  "Echo ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "38","Number":  "70","Character":  "F","Phonetic":  "Foxtrot ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "39","Number":  "71","Character":  "G","Phonetic":  "Golf ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "40","Number":  "72","Character":  "H","Phonetic":  "Hotel ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "41","Number":  "73","Character":  "I","Phonetic":  "India ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "42","Number":  "74","Character":  "J","Phonetic":  "Juliet ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "43","Number":  "75","Character":  "K","Phonetic":  "Kilo ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "44","Number":  "76","Character":  "L","Phonetic":  "Lima ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "45","Number":  "77","Character":  "M","Phonetic":  "Mike ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "46","Number":  "78","Character":  "N","Phonetic":  "November ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "47","Number":  "79","Character":  "O","Phonetic":  "Oscar ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "48","Number":  "80","Character":  "P","Phonetic":  "Papa ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "49","Number":  "81","Character":  "Q","Phonetic":  "Quebec ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "50","Number":  "82","Character":  "R","Phonetic":  "Romeo ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "51","Number":  "83","Character":  "S","Phonetic":  "Sierra ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "52","Number":  "84","Character":  "T","Phonetic":  "Tango ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "53","Number":  "85","Character":  "U","Phonetic":  "Uniform ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "54","Number":  "86","Character":  "V","Phonetic":  "Victor ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "55","Number":  "87","Character":  "W","Phonetic":  "Whiskey ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "56","Number":  "88","Character":  "X","Phonetic":  "X-Ray ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "57","Number":  "89","Character":  "Y","Phonetic":  "Yankee ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "58","Number":  "90","Character":  "Z","Phonetic":  "Zulu ","Type":  "Capital Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "59","Number":  "97","Character":  "a","Phonetic":  "Alpha ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "60","Number":  "98","Character":  "b","Phonetic":  "Bravo ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "61","Number":  "99","Character":  "c","Phonetic":  "Charlie ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "62","Number":  "100","Character":  "d","Phonetic":  "Delta ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "63","Number":  "101","Character":  "e","Phonetic":  "Echo ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "64","Number":  "102","Character":  "f","Phonetic":  "Foxtrot ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "65","Number":  "103","Character":  "g","Phonetic":  "Golf ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "66","Number":  "104","Character":  "h","Phonetic":  "Hotel ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "67","Number":  "105","Character":  "i","Phonetic":  "India ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "68","Number":  "106","Character":  "j","Phonetic":  "Juliet ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "69","Number":  "107","Character":  "k","Phonetic":  "Kilo ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "70","Number":  "108","Character":  "l","Phonetic":  "Lima ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "71","Number":  "109","Character":  "m","Phonetic":  "Mike ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "72","Number":  "110","Character":  "n","Phonetic":  "November ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "73","Number":  "111","Character":  "o","Phonetic":  "Oscar ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "74","Number":  "112","Character":  "p","Phonetic":  "Papa ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "75","Number":  "113","Character":  "q","Phonetic":  "Quebec ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "76","Number":  "114","Character":  "r","Phonetic":  "Romeo ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "77","Number":  "115","Character":  "s","Phonetic":  "Sierra ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "78","Number":  "116","Character":  "t","Phonetic":  "Tango ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "79","Number":  "117","Character":  "u","Phonetic":  "Uniform ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "80","Number":  "118","Character":  "v","Phonetic":  "Victor ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "81","Number":  "119","Character":  "w","Phonetic":  "Whiskey ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "82","Number":  "120","Character":  "x","Phonetic":  "X-Ray ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "83","Number":  "121","Character":  "y","Phonetic":  "Yankee ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "84","Number":  "122","Character":  "z","Phonetic":  "Zulu ","Type":  "Small Letter"},
        {"SrNo":  "85","Number":  "48","Character":  "0","Phonetic":  "Zero","Type":  "Number"},
        {"SrNo":  "86","Number":  "49","Character":  "1","Phonetic":  "One","Type":  "Number"},
        {"SrNo":  "87","Number":  "50","Character":  "2","Phonetic":  "Two","Type":  "Number"},
        {"SrNo":  "88","Number":  "51","Character":  "3","Phonetic":  "Three","Type":  "Number"},
        {"SrNo":  "89","Number":  "52","Character":  "4","Phonetic":  "Four","Type":  "Number"},
        {"SrNo":  "90","Number":  "53","Character":  "5","Phonetic":  "Five","Type":  "Number"},
        {"SrNo":  "91","Number":  "54","Character":  "6","Phonetic":  "Six","Type":  "Number"},
        {"SrNo":  "92","Number":  "55","Character":  "7","Phonetic":  "Seven","Type":  "Number"},
        {"SrNo":  "93","Number":  "56","Character":  "8","Phonetic":  "Eight","Type":  "Number"},
        {"SrNo":  "94","Number":  "57","Character":  "9","Phonetic":  "Nine","Type":  "Number"}
    ]
"@
    #Excluded Characters
    #{"SrNo":  "28","Number":  "96","Character":  "`","Phonetic":  "Grave accent","Type":  "Symbol"},

    #System.Security.Cryptography.RNGCryptoServiceProvider
    function Get-Rng {
        $RandomBytes = New-Object -TypeName "System.Byte[]" 4
        $Random = New-Object -TypeName "System.Security.Cryptography.RNGCryptoServiceProvider"
        $Random.GetBytes($RandomBytes)
        [BitConverter]::ToInt32($RandomBytes, 0)
    } #function Get-Rng
} #Begin
Process {    
    #tables
    $AlphbatesTable = $JSon | ConvertFrom-Json
    $SymbolTable = $AlphbatesTable | Where-Object {$_.Type -eq 'Symbol'}
    $CapitalLetterTable = $AlphbatesTable | Where-Object {$_.Type -eq 'Capital Letter'}
    $SmallLetterTable = $AlphbatesTable | Where-Object {$_.Type -eq 'Small Letter'}
    $NumberTable = $AlphbatesTable | Where-Object {$_.Type -eq 'Number'}
        
    switch ($PsCmdlet.ParameterSetName) {
        'Default' {
            for ($i = 1; $i -le $PasswordLength; $i++) {
                $DefaultUniqueNumber = Get-Rng
                $PasswordHash = Get-Random -InputObject $AlphbatesTable -SetSeed $DefaultUniqueNumber
                $CompletePassword += $PasswordHash
            } #for ($i = 1; $i -le $PasswordLength; $i++)
        } #'Default'
        'Option' {
            if ($SmallLetter -ne 0) {
                for ($sm = 1; $sm -le $SmallLetter; $sm++) {
                    $SmallUniqueNumber = Get-Rng
                    $CompleteSmallPassword += Get-Random -InputObject $SmallLetterTable -SetSeed $SmallUniqueNumber
                } #for ($sm = 1; $sm -le $SmallLetter; $sm++)
            } #if ($SmallLetter -ne 0)
                
            if ($CapitalLetter -ne 0) {
                for ($c = 1; $c -le $CapitalLetter; $c++) {
                    $CapitalUniqueNumber = Get-Rng
                    $CompleteCapitalPassword += Get-Random -InputObject $CapitalLetterTable -SetSeed $CapitalUniqueNumber
                } #for ($s = 1; $s -le $CapitalLetter; $s++)
            } #if ($CapitalLetter -ne 0)

            if ($Number -ne 0) {
                for ($N = 1; $N -le $Number; $N++) {
                    $NumberUniqueNumber = Get-Rng
                    $CompleteNumberPassword += Get-Random -InputObject $NumberTable -SetSeed $NumberUniqueNumber
                } #for ($s = 1; $s -le $Number; $s++)
            } #if ($Number -ne 0)

            if ($Symbol -ne 0) {
                for ($sy = 1; $sy -le $Symbol; $sy++) {
                    $SymbolUniqueNumber = Get-Rng
                    $CompleteSymbolPassword += Get-Random -InputObject $SymbolTable -SetSeed $SymbolUniqueNumber
                } #for ($sy = 1; $sy -le $Symbol; $sy++)
            } #if ($Symbol -ne 0)
                
            $RandomOption += $CompleteSmallPassword 
            $RandomOption += $CompleteCapitalPassword 
            $RandomOption += $CompleteNumberPassword
            $RandomOption += $CompleteSymbolPassword
            #$CompletePassword = $RandomOption | Sort-Object {Get-Random (Get-Rng)}
            $CompletePassword = $RandomOption | Select-Object *, @{N='Sort'; E={1..500 | Get-Random (Get-Rng)}} | Sort-Object -Property Sort
        } #'Option'
    } #switch ($PsCmdlet.ParameterSetName)

} #Process
End {
    $FinalPassword = $CompletePassword.Character -Join ""
    $Info = $CompletePassword | Select-Object Character, Phonetic, Type
    Write-Host ($Info | Out-String) -ForegroundColor Yellow -NoNewline
    $FinalPassword
} #End

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