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Generating Random Password

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Demonstrates how to generate random passwords. Zig

const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    var success: bool = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    success = false;

    const fortuna = try chilkat.Prng.init();
    defer fortuna.deinit();

    // Set this equal to true if the generated password must include at least one digit (0-9)
    const b_digit = true;

    // Set this equal to true if the generated password must include both uppercase and lowercase chars.
    const b_upper_and_lower = true;

    // The generated password must contain one of the following non-alphanumeric chars.
    const other_chars = "@#$%*";

    // Exclude chars that appear similar to others:
    const exclude_chars = "iIlLoO0";

    // Generate 8-character passwords:
    var i: i32 = 0;
    i = 1;
    while (i <= 10) : (i += 1) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try fortuna.randomPassword(alloc, 8, b_digit, b_upper_and_lower, other_chars, exclude_chars)});
    }
}