Convert cryptographic keys to human-readable phrases, or generate random-yet-memorable passphrases
Project description
A Python port of Niceware, for generating random-yet-memorable passwords. Each word provides 16 bits of entropy, so a useful password requires at least 3 words.
Because the wordlist is of exactly size 2^16, Niceware is also useful for converting cryptographic keys and other sequences of random bytes into human-readable phrases. With Niceware, a 128-bit key is equivalent to an 8-word phrase.
Free software: MIT license
Documentation: https://python-niceware.readthedocs.io.
Usage
To insall
$ pip install nicewareTo generate an 8-byte passphrase
>>> import niceware
>>> niceware.generate_passphrase(8)
['deathtrap', 'stegosaur', 'nilled', 'nonscheduled']or from the command line
$ niceware --words 5
tincturing distasting await trusser treadlerNiceware for Python uses os.urandom for entropy.
Credits
Niceware for Python is a port of Niceware, by yan.
This package was created with Cookiecutter and the audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage project template.
History
0.2.1 (2017-03-25)
Add example command line usage
0.2.0 (2017-03-25)
Add niceware command to generate passphrase(s)
Add examples to docstrings
Mark Python 3.6 as supported
0.1.1 (2017-03-12)
README fixes, no code changes
0.1.0 (2017-03-11)
First release on PyPI.
