PasswordGenerator Class

Generates random passwords.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
GSF.Security.CryptographyPasswordGenerator

Namespace: GSF.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: GSF.Core (in GSF.Core.dll) Version: 2.4.181-beta

Syntax

public class PasswordGenerator

Public Class PasswordGenerator

public ref class PasswordGenerator

type PasswordGenerator = class end

GSF.Security.Cryptography.PasswordGenerator = function();

Type.createClass(
	'GSF.Security.Cryptography.PasswordGenerator');

The PasswordGenerator type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	PasswordGenerator	Creates a new instance of the PasswordGenerator class.
	PasswordGenerator(IEnumerableCharacterGroup)	Creates a new instance of the PasswordGenerator class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AllCharacters	Gets a string representing the total collection of characters across all character groups.
	CharacterGroups	Gets the collection of character groups used by this PasswordGenerator.
	MinLength	Gets the absolute minimum length of password that can be generated by the PasswordGenerator based on the minimum occurrence of each character group.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object)
	GeneratePassword	Generates a random password with 8 characters or MinLength if it is greater than 8 characters.
	GeneratePassword(Int32)	Generates a password with the given length.
	GeneratePassword(Int32, Int32)	Generates a password with length between the given minLength and maxLength.
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Fields

	Name	Description
	Default	Defines the default password generator.
	DefaultCharacterGroups	Default set of character groups used by the PasswordGenerator.

Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	GetEnumValueOrDefault	Gets the enumeration constant for value, if defined in the enumeration, or a default value. (Defined by EnumExtensions)
	GetEnumValueOrDefaultT	Gets the enumeration constant for this value, if defined in the enumeration, or a default value. (Defined by EnumExtensions)