🔑 forgekey

A fast, minimal password generator CLI built in Rust.

Installation

cargo install forgekey

Usage

# Generate a password (default: 16 characters)
forgekey

# Custom length
forgekey --length 32

# Generate multiple passwords
forgekey -n 5

# Exclude symbols
forgekey --no-symbols

# Exclude numbers and uppercase
forgekey --no-numbers --no-uppercase

# Combine flags
forgekey -l 32 -n 5 --no-symbols

# Copy password to clipboard
forgekey -c

# Generate a passphrase (default: 4 words)
forgekey --passphrase

# Custom word count
forgekey --passphrase --words 6

# Custom separator
forgekey --passphrase --separator "_"

# Multiple passphrases
forgekey --passphrase -n 5

Options

Flag	Short	Description	Default
`--length`	`-l`	Password length	`16`
`--number`	`-n`	Number of passwords	`1`
`--no-symbols`		Exclude symbols	`false`
`--no-numbers`		Exclude numbers	`false`
`--no-uppercase`		Exclude uppercase	`false`
`--copy`	`-c`	Copy password to clipboard	`false`
`--passphrase`	`-p`	Generate a passphrase	`false`
`--words`	`-w`	Number of words in passphrase	`4`
`--separator`		Word separator	`-`

Passphrase generation

Passphrases are generated using the EFF Long Wordlist (7776 words), the same standard used by major password managers.

Built with

clap — CLI argument parsing
rand — Cryptographically secure randomness
colored — Terminal colors

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Check out the CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines and ideas.

License

MIT

forgekey 1.0.0