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barzo/password-generator
========================

PHP library for generating easy to remember but hard to guess passwords

v1.0.0(5y ago)3640.8k↓38.5%12[1 issues](https://github.com/denys-potapov/password-generator/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/denys-potapov/password-generator/pulls)MITPHPCI failing

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Phrase password generator
=========================

[](#phrase-password-generator)

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PHP library for generating easy to remember, but hard to quess passwords. Inspired by [xkcd comic](http://xkcd.com/936/), library generates phrases from frequently used words:

- English phrases (example "throat fast only idea")
- German phrases (examle "laut welt ganze liter")
- Russian phrases (example "тоже металл пора подача")
- Russian transliterated phrases (example "kater nekiy zabrat dazhe")

[Try online](http://denyspotapov.com/password/?en)

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
{
    "require": {
        "barzo/password-generator": "~0.4"
    }
}
```

Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

Generate password with default length (4 words) and default separator (space).

```
use Barzo\Password\Generator;

// would output something like "throat fast only idea"
echo Generator::generateEn();

// would output something like "laut welt ganze liter"
echo Generator::generateDe();

// would output something like "тоже металл пора подача"
echo Generator::generateRu();

// would output something like "kater nekiy zabrat dazhe"
echo Generator::generateRuTranslit();
```

Each of above functions accepts length and separator paramenetrs.

```
// would output something like "ritual-error-raise-arab-tail"
echo Barzo\Password\Generator::generateEn(5, '-');
```

Advanced usage
--------------

[](#advanced-usage)

Call static function Generator::generate to generate passwords from wordlists. Params

- *wordlists* - array of WordListInterface. If array is shorter then length, function would iterate from the beginning of array.
- *lenght* - password length in words. Default - 4
- *separator* - words separator. Default - ' '(space)

Example:

```
echo Generator::generate(
    [
        new Barzo\Password\WordList\En(),
        new Barzo\Password\WordList\RuTranslit()
    ],
    5,
    '-'
);

// would output something like "idea-dovod-critic-sever-happy"
```

Word lists
----------

[](#word-lists)

### English

[](#english)

List of 2048 most frequently used English words.

ClassCommentWord lenghthExample**WordList\\En**all words4-6have, that**WordList\\En\\Nouns**nouns4-6time, year**WordList\\En\\Verbs**verbs4-6have, would**WordList\\En\\Adjectives**adjectives4-8other, good### German

[](#german)

List of 2048 most frequently used german words(source). Words with diacritic letters (ä, ö, ü) and eszett (ß) excluded.

ClassCommentWord lenghthExample**WordList\\De**all words4-6sich, nicht### Russian Transliterated

[](#russian-transliterated)

List of 2048 transliterated most frequently used Russain words ([source](http://dict.ruslang.ru/freq.php)). "Hard" to transliterate letters (ь, ъ) excluded.

ClassCommentWord lenghthExample**WordList\\RuTranslit**all words4-6chto, etot**WordList\\RuTranslit\\Nouns**nouns4-8chelovek, vremya**WordList\\RuTranslit\\Verbs**verbs4-8moch, skazat**WordList\\RuTranslit\\Adjectives**adjectives4-8novyy, bolshoy### Russian

[](#russian)

Lists consist of 2048 most frequently used Russain words ([source](http://dict.ruslang.ru/freq.php)).

ClassCommentWord lenghthExample**WordList\\Ru**all words4-6быть, этот**WordList\\Ru\\Nouns**nouns4-8человек, время**WordList\\Ru\\Verbs**verbs4-8быть, мочь**WordList\\Ru\\Adjectives**adjectives4-8новый, большойSecurity
--------

[](#security)

If OpenSSL extension avaivable library would use [openssl\_random\_pseudo\_bytes](http://php.net/manual/en/function.openssl-random-pseudo-bytes.php) for random number generation.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ php vendor/bin/phpunit
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

### 1.0.0

[](#100)

- Update namespaces for psr-4 and composer 2 (thanks to @parkourben99)

### 0.4.0

[](#040)

- Updated **WordList\\Ru**. Now only words with length from 4 to 6
- Updated **WordList\\RuTranslit**. Now only words with length from 4 to 6
- Added German words list

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

To add new language open an issue with link to frequency dictionary.

Pull requests are welcome.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

[All Contributors](https://github.com/denys-potapov/password-generator/contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](https://github.com/denys-potapov/password-generator/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity41

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~553 days

Total

5

Last Release

2023d ago

Major Versions

v0.4.0 → v1.0.02020-11-02

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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