new_password_copy.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Ivan Storck
# 2010-01-01 (ish)
# creates a cPanel and URL request string safe password,  copies it to the mac clipboard, and echoes it to STDOUT
 
 class MacClipboard
   class << self
     def read
       IO.popen('pbpaste') {|clipboard| clipboard.read}
     end
     def write(stuff)
       IO.popen('pbcopy', 'w+') {|clipboard| clipboard.write(stuff)}
     end
   end
 end

def random_password(size = 12)
  chars = (('a'..'z').to_a + ('0'..'9').to_a + ('A'..'Z').to_a + ("!".."/").to_a - %w(% * ; : ' " \ ? ` < > & + #)) - %w(i o 0 1 l 0)
  (1..size).collect{|a| chars[rand(chars.size)] }.join
end

def check_pass(pass)
  score = 0
  score += 1 if pass.chars.any? {|char| char =~ /[a-z]/ }
  score += 1 if pass.chars.any? {|char| char =~ /[A-Z]/ }
  score += 1 if pass.chars.any? {|char| char =~ /[0-9]/ }
  score += 1 if pass.chars.any? {|char| char =~ /[!$()+,-.\/]/}
  if score > 3 then
    return true
  else
    return false
  end 
end # check_pass

newpass = 'bad-seed'
newpass = random_password until check_pass(newpass)

MacClipboard.write(newpass)
puts newpass