StringX CPasswordCharPool::MakePassword() const
{
// We don't care if the policy is inconsistent e.g.
// number of lower case chars > 1 + make pronouceable
// The individual routines (normal, hex, pronouceable) will
// ignore what they don't need.
// Saves an awful amount of bother with setting values to zero and
// back as the user changes their minds!
ASSERT(m_pwlen > 0);
if (m_pronounceable)
return MakePronounceable();
StringX password;
bool hasalpha, hasdigit;
do {
hasalpha = !m_uselowercase && !m_useuppercase; // prevent infinite loop
hasdigit = !m_usedigits;
charT ch;
password.assign(_T(""));
for (uint i = 0; i < m_pwlen; i++) {
ch = GetRandomChar();
password += ch;
if (_istalpha(ch)) hasalpha = true;
if (_istdigit(ch)) hasdigit = true;
}
if (m_pwlen <= 4) break;
} while(!hasalpha || !hasdigit);
ASSERT(password.length() == size_t(m_pwlen));
return password;
};
