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Generate a Random Password

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27 Mar 2010

This is simple and effective method for generation of a random password Public Function GeneratePassword(ByVal PwdLength As Integer) As String

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This is simple and effective method for generation of a random password

Public Function GeneratePassword(ByVal PwdLength As Integer) As String
    Dim _allowedChars As String = "abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
    Dim rndNum As New Random()
    Dim chars(PwdLength - 1) As Char
    Dim strLength As Integer = _allowedChars.Length
    For i As Integer = 0 To PwdLength - 1
        chars(i) = _allowedChars.Chars(CInt(Fix((_allowedChars.Length) * rndNum.NextDouble())))
    Next i
    Return New String(chars)
End Function

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