Secure Password Generator with ASCII Art

A bash script that generates strong random passwords and displays them with ASCII art. The tool includes a beautiful ASCII banner and supports clipboard integration for easy password copying.

Features

• 🎨 Custom ASCII art banner
• 🔐 Secure random password generation
• 💪 Configurable password length
• ✨ ASCII art password display
• 📋 Automatic clipboard integration
• ✅ Ensures password complexity with:
  • Lowercase letters
  • Uppercase letters
  • Numbers
  • Special characters

Prerequisites

The script requires the following dependencies:

• figlet - for ASCII art generation
• xclip (Linux) or pbcopy (macOS) - for clipboard functionality

Installing Dependencies

On Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install figlet xclip

On macOS:

brew install figlet

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/blueiewu/password-generator.git
cd password-generator

2. Make the script executable:

chmod +x password-generator.sh

Usage

Run the script:

./password-generator.sh

Follow the prompts:

1. Enter desired password length (minimum 8 characters)
2. Your password will be:
   • Displayed in ASCII art
   • Shown in plain text
   • Automatically copied to clipboard (if supported)

Example Output

 ____                                     _ 
|  _ \ __ _ ___ _____      _____  _ __ __| |
| |_) / _` / __/ __\ \ /\ / / _ \| `__/ _` |
|  __/ (_| \__ \__ \\ V  V / (_) | | | (_| |
|_|   \__,_|___/___/ \_/\_/ \___/|_|  \__,_|

Enter desired password length (minimum 8, default 12):
12

Your generated password is:
[ASCII ART PASSWORD]

Plain text version: Kj#9mP2$vL&n
Password length: 12 characters
Password copied to clipboard!

Security Features

• Guaranteed inclusion of all character types
• Random character selection
• Password shuffling for additional randomness
• Minimum length enforcement
• No password storage or logging

File Structure

password-generator/
├── password-gen.sh
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature-name
3. Make your changes
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature-name
5. Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• ASCII art generated using figlet
• Inspired by the need for secure password generation
• Thanks to all contributors