Now invoking it by saying genpw would generate a pseudorandom string of 16 characters length. You could specify the length by passing a parameter to it, e.g. genpw 8.
O...K... but where do you store them? How do you sync them between devices? How do you auto fill them in the browser? How do you change them when a service is compromised? How do you securely share them with other users?
LastPass does all of that. And I don't even have to drop into the terminal.
On a linux/unix system, one could use /dev/urandom:
would generate a 16 character long password.One could even put the following function in $HOME/.bash_profile or such
Now invoking it by saying genpw would generate a pseudorandom string of 16 characters length. You could specify the length by passing a parameter to it, e.g. genpw 8.