complex_password - Creates a random and complex password with rules

Synopsis

• Ansible module to randomly generate a complex and strong password that match sets of rules.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
length integer	Default: 12	The number of characters in the generated password. The length must be between 1 and 128 characters.
min_upper_case integer	Default: 2	The minimum number of uppercase letters of European languages (A through Z) in the newly generated password. To exclude upper case characters from the password, specify -1.
min_lower_case integer	Default: 2	The minimum number of lowercase letters of European languages (a through z) in the newly generated password. To exclude lower case characters from the password, specify -1.
min_digit integer	Default: 2	The minimum number of characters from base 10 digits (0 through 9) in the newly generated password. To exclude digits from the password, specify -1.
min_special integer	Default: 2	The minimum number of non-alphanumeric characters (special characters) in the newly generated password. To exclude special characters from the password, specify -1.
special_characters string	Default: /*!\"$%()=?{[]}+#-.,<'_:;>~|@	A string containing all special characters allowed to use.
forbidden_characters string		The characters that cannot be used when generating a new password, e.g /~\.
prevent_repeating_characters boolean	Choices: no yes ←	Whether or not characters can be used more than once in a password.

Examples

- hosts: localhost

  roles:
    - role: complex_password

  tasks:

    - name: generate a complex password
      complex_password:
        length: 14
        min_upper_case: 3
        min_lower_case: 2
        min_digit: 1
        min_special: 4
        special_characters: '+-'
        prevent_repeating_characters: no

    - name: debug message
      debug:
        var: complex_password

    - name: generate a complex password
      complex_password:
        length: 14
        min_upper_case: 5
        min_lower_case: -1
        min_digit: 3
        min_special: 1
        forbidden_chars: aA0
      register: my_complex_password

    - name: debug message
      debug:
        var: my_complex_password.ansible_facts.complex_password

Return Values

Facts returned by this module are added/updated in the hostvars host facts and can be referenced by name just like any other host fact. They do not need to be registered in order to use them.

Fact	Returned	Description
complex_password string	success	A string containing the password in plain text.

Authors

• Stéphane Bilqué (@sbilque)

License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

See LICENSE to see the full text.