[PATCH] stop using pwgen

[Matthieu Weber]

On Sun 18.12.2016 at 01:29:23PM +0200, Leho Kraav wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 11:57:28PM +0100, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> > I'll seriously consider replacing pwgen. I didn't know it was so
> > horrible. I'll investigate and make a decision.
> > 
> > I like the idea of using /dev/urandom directly, but piping it into
> > base64 is a terrible idea. I've got some ideas on how to do this. I'll
> > code a few different ones up and see how it goes. I'll also evaluate
> > pwgen competitors. There was a nice one somebody on this list proposed
> > a while ago.
> > 
> > Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
> 
> I've been long wondering why there's no command line pronounceable
> password generators, or am I just unable to locate one? I used

What about apg? Doesn't it fit the bill?
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/10/30/FreeBSD_Basics.html

> http://readablepassphrase.codeplex.com back in KeePass days and it was
> highly enjoyable. So missing this for `pass`.

And what about letting the user choose his favourite password generator
using an environment variable, just like $EDITOR indicates the user's
favourite text editor? Using /dev/urandom + base64 can still be used as
a default generator.

Matthieu
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