Linux / UNIX Generate Passwords using /dev/urandom
To generate strong passwords in Linux or UNIX systems using the /dev/urandom device, you can use the tr command to translate random bytes into printable characters. Here’s an example command that generates a random 12-character password using /dev/urandom: tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c 12 ; echo ” This command uses tr to … Read more