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The generator for my Bixby tutorial.
// Correct Horse Battery Staple
// An implementation of the XKCD password algorithm https://xkcd.com/936/
// The idea behind this generator is that randomized passwords are easy to guess
// and difficult to remember, while a password composed of four english words is
// both easy to remember and difficult to guess. This capsule adds the ability
// to generate such passwords to Bixby.
// Main entry point
function generate(numWords) {
var Password = "";
// Get our list of words
var wordfile = require("./lib/wordlist");
var wordList = [];
wordfile.forEach(function(newWords){
wordList = newWords.commonWords;
})
// Loop through the number of words the user asked for
for (var i = 0; i < numWords; i++) {
var rand = wordList[Math.floor(Math.random() * wordList.length)];
Password = Password + rand;
}
// Capture the length in words of the current password
var length = numWords;
// Calculate the approximate entropy of the password
var entropy = length * 11;
// Calculate the approximate number of years to guess the password
// at 1000 guesses/second
var years = Math.floor(Math.pow(2, entropy) / 31536000000);
// Password Result
return {
Password: Password, // required password
length: length, // Number of words used
entropy: entropy, // Approximate bits of entropy of the password
years: years // Approximate number of years to guess password
}
}
// Exports
module.exports = {
function: generate
}
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