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<?php
// usage: $newpassword = generatePassword(12); // for a 12-char password, upper/lower/numbers.
// functions that use rand() or mt_rand() are not secure according to the PHP manual.
function getRandomBytes($nbBytes = 32)
{
$bytes = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes($nbBytes, $strong);
if (false !== $bytes && true === $strong) {
return $bytes;
}
else {
throw new \Exception("Unable to generate secure token from OpenSSL.");
}
}
function generatePassword($length){
return substr(preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/", "", base64_encode(getRandomBytes($length+1))),0,$length);
}
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