Method: Password generator

Description

Generates different types of passwords.

URL Syntax

/api/{version}/utils/pwgen

HTTP Method

GET

Successful HTTP Response

200

Parameters

Parameter name	Description	Parameter type	Type	Mandatory	Comment
X-Http-Token	StoredSafe token	HTTP Header	String	Yes
type	Type to generate; pronounceable, diceword, opie, secure, bytes or pin	URL-parameter	String
length	Set a desired length	URL-parameter	String		Valid for pronounceable, secure and pin
language	Select language (en_US or sv_SE)	URL-parameter	String		Valid for diceword
delimiter	Delimiter between dice words (dash ‘-’, space ‘ ‘ or default ‘,.] _=:’)	URL-parameter	String		Valid for diceword and opie
words	Number of words (diceword)	URL-parameter	String		Valid for diceword
min_char	Minimum number of characters in a word	URL-parameter	String		Valid for diceword
max_char	Maximum number of characters in a word	URL-parameter	String		Valid for diceword
policyid	Try to match this password policy	URL-parameter	String

Generators

• secure and pronounceable uses Theodore Ts’o classical pwgen

• opie uses Thomas Habets fantastic opwgen

• diceword uses Fredrik Erikssons eminent pwgen

• bytes uses PHPs random_bytes function for cryptographically secure keys

Defaults

No parameters will give type secure and length 40.

Generator	Type	Length	Max length	Default Settings
pin	Integers	4	100
bytes	Hexadecimal (length in bytes)	32	1024
pronounceable	alphanumeric	12	1024
secure	alphanumeric and symbols	40	1024
opie	alpha	128 bit	128 bit	delimiter=space
diceword	alpha, national charactes, numbers and symbols			language=en_US, words=5, min_char=2, max_char=0, delimiter=,.- _=:

Response Attributes

Attribute	Description	Type
CALLINFO.errorcodes	Number of errors	Integer
CALLINFO.errors	Number of errors	Integer
CALLINFO.general	Information	Array
CALLINFO.handler	Handler used	String
CALLINFO.status	SUCCESS or FAIL	String
CALLINFO.passphrase	Generated password	String
CALLINFO.length	Length of password	Integer
CALLINFO.type	Password generator used	String
CALLINFO.token	StoredSafe token to be used in subsequent calls	String
DATA	Supplied data in API-call	String
HEADERS.(headers)	HTTP Headers	String
PARAMS	Route parameters (empty)	Array
ERRORCODES	Error code and text (Only present if errors)	Object
ERRORS	Error code and text (Only present if errors)	Array

Examples

Generates the default type password (secure) of the default length (40 characters).

Request

GET /api/1.0/utils/pwgen
x-http-token: your_storedsafe_token

Response

HTTP/2 200
content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
{
"CALLINFO": {
        "errorcodes": 0,
        "errors": 0,
        "general": [],
        "handler": "UtilsHandler",
        "status": "SUCCESS",
        "passphrase": "Sz(6Q~si\"`WACS:b\\{[Y~A~Bs+dn\\uTrG5/eG}yf",
        "length": 40,
        "type": "secure"
        "token": "rotated_storedsafe_token"
},
"DATA": {
        "token": "your_storedsafe_token"
},
"HEADERS": {
        "Accept": "*/*",
        "Host": "safe.domain.cc",
        "User-Agent": "curl/7.64.1",
        "X-Http-Token": "your_storedsafe_token"
},
        "PARAMS": []
}