Password

Introduction

To generate a password using LeoCorpLibrary, you must include this line of code in your "using" region:

C#

using LeoCorpLibrary;

VB

Imports LeoCorpLibrary

Functions

a. Generate

To generate a password, you need to call the Generate() method, in:

LeoCorpLibrary.Password.Generate()

It returns a string value. This method has two variations.

Generate(length, chars, separator)

This method is available in version 1.4 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

This method has a few parameters:

Type	Argument	Description	Example
int	length	Length of the password	10
string	chars	Characters that are used to generate the password	"a,b,c,d"
string	separator	Separator	","

Here's an example of usage:

C#

Console.WriteLine(Password.Generate(10, "a,b,c,d", ","));

VB

Console.WriteLine(Password.Generate(10, "a,b,c,d", ","))

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Generate(length, passwordPresets)

This method is available in version 2.4 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

This method has a few parameters:

Type	Argument	Description	Example
int	length	Length of the password	10
PasswordPresets	passwordPresets	The preset used for the password generation	PasswordPresets.Simple

Here's an example of usage:

C#

Console.WriteLine(Password.Generate(10, PasswordPresets.Simple));

VB

Console.WriteLine(Password.Generate(10, PasswordPresets.Simple))

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b. GenerateAsync

To generate a password, you need to call the GenerateAsync() method, in:

LeoCorpLibrary.Password.GenerateAsync()

It returns a Task<string> value. This method has two variations.

GenerateAsync(length, chars, separator)

This method is available in version 2.4 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

This method has a few parameters:

Type	Parameter	Description	Example
int	length	Length of the password	10
string	chars	Characters that are used to generate the password	"a,b,c,d"
string	separator	Separator	","

Here's an example of usage:

C#

Console.WriteLine(await Password.GenerateAsync(10, "a,b,c,d", ","));

VB

Console.WriteLine(Await Password.GenerateAsync(10, "a,b,c,d", ","))

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GenerateAsync(length, passwordPresets)

This method is available in version 2.4 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

This method has a few parameters:

Type	Parameter	Description	Example
int	length	Length of the password	10
PasswordPresets	passwordPresets	The preset used for the password generation	PasswordPresets.Simple

Here's an example of usage:

C#

Console.WriteLine(await Password.GenerateAsync(10, PasswordPresets.Simple));

VB

Console.WriteLine(Await Password.GenerateAsync(10, PasswordPresets.Simple))

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c. GenerateAmount

To generate multiple passwords you need to call this method, in.

LeoCorpLibrary.Password.GenerateAmount()

It returns a List<string> value. This method has two variations.

GenerateAmount(amount, length, chars, separator)

This method is available in version 3.7 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

This method has a few parameters:

Type	Argument	Description	Example
int	amount	Number of passwords to generate	20
int	length	Length of the password	10
string	chars	Characters that are used to generate the password	"a,b,c,d"
string	separator	Separator	","

Here's an example of usage:

C#

List<string> passwords = Password.GenerateAmount(20, 10, "a,b,c,d", ",");

for (int i = 0; i < passwords.Count; i++) // For each password
{
    Console.WriteLine(passwords[i]); // Print password in console
}

VB

Dim passwords As List(Of String) = Password.GenerateAmount(20, 10, "a,b,c,d", ",")

For i As Integer = 0 To passwords.Count - 1 ' For each password
    Console.WriteLine(passwords(i)) ' Print password in console
Next

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GenerateAmount(amount, length, passwordPresets)

This method is available in version 3.7 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

This method has a few parameters:

Type	Argument	Description	Example
int	amount	Number of passwords to generate	20
int	length	Length of the password	10
PasswordPresets	passwordPresets	The preset used for the password generation	PasswordPresets.Simple

Here's an example of usage:

C#

List<string> passwords = Password.GenerateAmount(20, 10, PasswordPresets.Complex);

for (int i = 0; i < passwords.Count; i++) // For each password
{
    Console.WriteLine(passwords[i]); // Print password in console
}

VB

Dim passwords As List(Of String) = Password.GenerateAmount(20, 10, PasswordPresets.Complex)

For i As Integer = 0 To passwords.Count - 1 ' For each password
    Console.WriteLine(passwords(i)) ' Print password in console
Next

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d. GenerateAmountAsync

To generate multiple passwords asynchronously you need to call this method, in.

LeoCorpLibrary.Password.GenerateAmountAsync()

It returns a Task<List<string>> value. This method has two variations.

GenerateAmountAsync(amount, length, chars, separator)

This method is available in version 3.7 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

This method has a few parameters:

Type	Parameter	Description	Example
int	amount	Number of passwords to generate	20
int	length	Length of the password	10
string	chars	Characters that are used to generate the password	"a,b,c,d"
string	separator	Separator	","

Here's an example of usage:

C#

List<string> passwords = await Password.GenerateAmountAsync(20, 10, "a,b,c,d", ",");

for (int i = 0; i < passwords.Count; i++) // For each password
{
    Console.WriteLine(passwords[i]); // Print password in console
}

VB

Dim passwords As List(Of String) = Await Password.GenerateAmountAsync(20, 10, "a,b,c,d", ",")

For i As Integer = 0 To passwords.Count - 1 ' For each password
     Console.WriteLine(passwords(i)) ' Print password in console
Next

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GenerateAmountAsync(amount, length, passwordPresets)

This method is available in version 3.7 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

This method has a few parameters:

Type	Parameter	Description	Example
int	amount	Number of passwords to generate	20
int	length	Length of the password	10
PasswordPresets	passwordPresets	The preset used for the password generation	PasswordPresets.Simple

Here's an example of usage:

C#

List<string> passwords = await Password.GenerateAmountAsync(20, 10, PasswordPresets.Complex);

for (int i = 0; i < passwords.Count; i++) // For each password
{
    Console.WriteLine(passwords[i]); // Print password in console
}

VB

Dim passwords As List(Of String) = Await Password.GenerateAmountAsync(20, 10, PasswordPresets.Complex)

For i As Integer = 0 To passwords.Count - 1 ' For each password
    Console.WriteLine(passwords(i)) ' Print password in console
Next

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e. GetPasswordStrength

This method is available in version 3.8 and higher.

Compatibility

Frameworks	LeoCorpLibrary	LeoCorpLibrary.Core
.NET 6	✔	✔
.NET 5	✔	✔
.NET Core 3.1	✔	✔
.NET Framework 4.5	✔	✔

The GetPasswordStrength() method allows you to evaluate a password's strength using Passliss' standards. It returns a PasswordStrength enum.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.Password.GetPasswordStrength() {...}

It has one argument:

Type	Argument	Description	Example
string	password	The password to test	"Ftel_UGbn542"

Here's an example of usage:

C#

string[] passwords =
{
	"Ifhi2ztbg1",
	"pars132",
	"Lo8_n0D",
	"uifVyuiVVH_çVIvc",
	"gygYUI4"
};
		
List<PasswordStrength> forces = new List<PasswordStrength>();
		
for (int i = 0; i < passwords.Length; i++)
{
	forces.Add(Password.GetPasswordStrength(passwords[i]));
}

/* 
forces' content:
Medium
Low
Good
VeryGood
Medium
*/

VB

Dim passwords As String() = {"Ifhi2ztbg1", "pars132", "Lo8_n0D", "uifVyuiVVH_çVIvc", "gygYUI4"}

Dim forces As List(Of PasswordStrength) = New List(Of PasswordStrength)()

For i As Integer = 0 To passwords.Length - 1
    forces.Add(Password.GetPasswordStrength(passwords(i)))
Next
' forces' content:
' Medium
' Low
' Good
' VeryGood
' Medium

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Enumerations

a. PasswordStrength

This enumeration is available in version 3.8 and higher.

The PasswordStrength enumeration can be equal to:

• Low
• Medium
• Good
• VeryGood

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