Public/Generate-Password.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Generates a password based on a series of characters in a random order .DESCRIPTION Generates a password based on a series of characters in a random order .PARAMETER length Length of the password to generate .NOTES Additional information about the function. #> function Generate-Password { [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(HelpMessage = 'Enter length of the password you would like to generate in numbers')] [int]$length = 10 ) begin { try { $CurrentConfig = Get-ModuleConfig $TelmetryArgs = @{ ModuleName = $CurrentConfig.ModuleName ModulePath = $CurrentConfig.ModulePath ModuleVersion = $CurrentConfig.ModuleVersion CommandName = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name URI = 'https://telemetry.tatux.in/api/telemetry' } if ($CurrentConfig.BasicTelemetry -eq 'True') { $TelmetryArgs.Add('Minimal', $true) } Invoke-TelemetryCollection @TelmetryArgs -Stage start -ClearTimer } catch { Write-Verbose "Failed to load telemetry" } } process { Invoke-TelemetryCollection @TelmetryArgs -Stage 'In-Progress' $SourceData = $NULL; For ($a = 33; $a –le 126; $a++) { $SourceData += , [char][byte]$a } # Converts numbers to legal character bytes for output For ($loop = 1; $loop –le $length; $loop++) { # Loops for the amount of length specified $Password += ($SourceData | Get-Random) # Gets a random character from list and stores it for output } $Props = @{ 'Password' = $Password } # Creates the property for the output object $Password = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property $Props # creates the output object Write-Output $Password Invoke-TelemetryCollection @TelmetryArgs -Stage End -ClearTimer } } # End of the function |