============================================ Password Generator 1.1 Copyright (c) 2000 by Benjamin Ng Loong Tatt README ============================================ 1. What is Password Generator 1.1? Password Generator 1.1 is a small utility which generates random passwords for you. It has several options which makes it very flexible and safe. It has a built-in help system which guides you when you want to generate passwords. This makes it extremely easy to use and safe. 2. What are the features of Password Generator 1.1? (i) Creates random password using the PMMMLCG - Prime Modulus M Multiplicative Linear Congruential Generator. (ii) Generates password of varying length (specified by user). (iii) User can specify seed for generation: (a) System time (default) (b) User-specified custom seed (iv) Option to create passwords which contains symbol characters. (v) Option to create passwords which contains unprintable characters. (vi) Has a "Save" button that allows user to save the generated password to a file on a disk. (vii) Has a built-in help system which automatically informs the user the next step to do. (viii) Scripting ability for advanced automation. 3. Installation instructions (i) Unzip the file (PasGen11.zip) using a compression utility (such as WinZip). (ii) Run the Setup.exe file. (iii) Follow the instructions on screen. (iv) Voila! It's ready to use! 4. Copyright notice This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction and distribution of this program, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law. 5. License agreement This software is provided free of charge. You may use it on an "AS IS" basis. You may freely distribute the program as long as you do not make any changes to it, do not charge any money for the software and all the components and files are intact. 6. Terms and Conditions for Using and Downloading Source Code By downloading and using the source code that is provided in this Web site, you agree that: 1. The source code is provided on an as-is basis. 2. The author is not liable for any damages caused by using the source code. 3. The source code may be distributed freely provided that it is not modified or altered in any way, and no fee is charged for obtaining the source code, with the copyright message left intact. 4. The source code may not be published in magazines, online documents or any other material without prior permission from the author. 7. How to contact the author All suggesstions comments and bug reports are welcome. Password Generator 1.0 is written in Visual Basic 6.0. Source code is available at the Benjamin Software Web Site. You may contact the author via e-mail at: benji_ng@yahoo.com http://benjaminsoftware.hypermart.net