[Resolved] checking password content for security

[tuf-web_co_uk]

unlike many passwords today, passwords i have thought of in the past havent contained numbers or symbols such as ()!"£$%^&*

which would make it easier to hack or guess

i want to adapt a simple random password generator, to return a password which includes a number and one of those symbols mentioned above

now i know i could does this by having a simple 3 part password generator

1 for numbers
1 for letters (upper and lower case)
and 1 for special chars

i wanted to add to the script a function to check to see if the passwod contained a number and a special char

eg.

GtHajeG - would return false, therefore the script would run again to randomise another password

!JhWay2lF - would return true, so the script would echo it

the current script i have is

function rnd_Pass() 
{ 
    srand(microtime() * 1000000000000); 
    $pass_rnd = array('a','b','c', 
    'd','e','f', 
    'g','h','i', 
    'j','k','l', 
    'm','n','o', 
    'p','q','r', 
    's','t','u', 
    'v','w','x', 
    'y','z','A', 
    'B','C','D', 
    'E','F','G', 
    'H','I','J', 
    'K','L','M', 
    'N','O','P', 
    'Q','R','S', 
    'T','U','V', 
    'W','X','Y', 
    'Z','0','1', 
    '2','3','4', 
    '5','6','7', 
    '8','9','!',
    '"','£','$',
    '%','^','&',
    '*','(',')'); 
    $rnd = array_rand($pass_rnd, 8); 
    $password = ""; 
    for($i=0;$i<=7;$i++) 
    { 
    $password .=$pass_rnd[$rnd[$i]]; 
    } 
return $password; 
}

any ideas on how to adapt?!

thanks 😉

[Truti]

as is can see it you will have to make a if system with a hell alot of ||'s there contains all the special chars....

(i simply don't know any php function to automate this)

[maybl8r03]

try this little script -

<?php

$minASCII = 48;
$maxASCII = $minASCII + 60;
$passwordlength = 150;

$strHash = "";
while (strlen($strHash) <= $passwordlength)
{
	$strHash .= trim(chr(rand($minASCII, $maxASCII)));
}
echo "Guess me:<br /><b>".htmlentities($strHash)."</b>";

?>

It doesn't follow any rule so it's harder to crack using a pattern hints.

[tuf-web_co_uk]

great 😃

although it would of been nice to see a modifcation to my code, but help is help and in this case its good help

thanks