win_password - Creates a random and complex password

Synopsis

• Ansible module to create a random and complex password on Windows-based systems.

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
length integer	Default: 8	The number of characters in the generated password. The length must be between 1 and 128 characters.
min_upper_case integer	Default: 1	The minimum number of uppercase letters of European languages (A through Z).
min_lower_case integer	Default: 1	The minimum number of lowercase letters of European languages (a through z).
min_digit integer	Default: 1	The minimum number of characters from base 10 digits (0 through 9).
min_special integer	Default: 1	The minimum number of non-alphanumeric characters (special characters).
special_characters string	Default: !%&=?][#+-	A string containing all special characters allowed to use.

Examples

- hosts: localhost

  roles:

    - role: win_password

  tasks:

    - name: generate a complex password
      win_password:
        length: 14
        min_upper_case: 3
        min_lower_case: 2
        min_digit: 1
        min_special: 4
        special_characters: '+-'

    - name: debug message
      debug:
        var: win_complex_password

    - name: generate a complex password
      win_password:
        length: 14
        min_upper_case: 13
        min_lower_case: 0
        min_digit: 0
        min_special: 1
      register: myComplexPassword

    - name: debug message
      debug:
        var: myComplexPassword.ansible_facts.win_complex_password

Return Values

Facts returned by this module are added/updated in the hostvars host facts and can be referenced by name just like any other host fact. They do not need to be registered in order to use them.

Fact	Returned	Description
win_complex_password string	success	A string containing the password in plain text.

Authors

• Stéphane Bilqué (@sbilque)

License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

See LICENSE to see the full text.