If you ever had to give a user a random password (reset, etc), it probably looked like:
sdf35’kfl235jfl
With the Sexy Temp Passwords plugin, now it’s trivial to give users a password like:
rebecca1539, alphabet2067, lazarus1412, etc
It combines a dictionary of common english names/words with 4 random digits between 1 and 9. (probability space of ~6,769,323 unique passwords)
Installation
ruby script/plugin install \ http://sexy-temp-passwords.googlecode.com/svn/sexy_temp_passwords/
Example Usage
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
include SexyTempPasswords
def reset_password
# Not that you'd ever store the plaintext password, but for demonstration purposes:
self.password = User.sexy_temp_password
save!
end
end
u = User.find(:first)
u.reset_password
u.reload.password # 'allison1437' or whatever random password was generated
See more at Agile Web Development and the plugin page at google code.
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