vbnet Generate Passwords

Public Function RandomPassword(ByVal Length As Int32) As String
	Const minLength As Int32 = 8
	Const maxLength As Int32 = 32

	Dim x As Int32
	Dim y As Int32
	Dim Password As String = ""

	If Length = 0 Then
		Randomize()
		Length = Int((maxLength * Rnd()) + minLength)
		If Length > maxLength Then Length = maxLength
	End If

	For x = 1 To Length
		'Randomize the type of this character
		y = Int((3 * Rnd()) + 1) '(1) Numeric, (2) Uppercase, (3) Lowercase

		Select Case y
			Case 1
				'Numeric character
				Randomize()
				Password = Password & Chr(Int((9 * Rnd()) + 48))
			Case 2
				'Uppercase character
				Randomize()
				Password = Password & Chr(Int((25 * Rnd()) + 65))
			Case 3
				'Lowercase character
				Randomize()
				Password = Password & Chr(Int((25 * Rnd()) + 97))
		End Select
	Next

	Return Password
End Function
Generates a Password for a specified Length. This can be seen in action at beta.slickhouse.com

Updated: Thursday 7th October 2010, 06:56pm

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