使用 Homebrew, MacPorts 安装 sf-pwgen

项目链接

• 主页
• 仓库
• 软件包管理器页面

命令和别名

• sf-pwgen

项目历史

Anders Bergh created sf-pwgen as a command-line frontend to macOS SecurityFoundation password generation. The repository also includes a reverse-engineered `SFPasswordAssistant.h` header for the password-assistant API used by applications such as Keychain Access.

The documented command identifies version 1.5 and supports memorable, random, letters-only, alphanumeric, and numeric generation algorithms. The README says the command runs on OS X Mountain Lion and later, while the included header targets Snow Leopard and later.

采用历史

The supplied source_facts.package-manager field records distribution through Homebrew and MacPorts, keeping the macOS-specific utility accessible through both major Mac package collections.

使用方式

Invoke `sf-pwgen` with an algorithm, count, and desired length; by default it generates five 12-character memorable passwords. The documented language option is explicitly noted as broken.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

sf-pwgen exposes a private-feeling piece of classic macOS functionality—the SecurityFoundation password assistant—as a composable terminal command. It is also a compact historical artifact of package-manager culture around otherwise GUI-oriented platform frameworks and undocumented APIs.

时间线

• Snow Leopard era: The included reverse-engineered SecurityFoundation header is documented as compatible with Snow Leopard and later.
• Mountain Lion era: The sf-pwgen command is documented as running on Mountain Lion and later.
• Version 1.5: Official usage text documents algorithm, count, length, and language options.

Related projects

• macOS SecurityFoundation
• Keychain Access Password Assistant

来源

• Official repository README: https://github.com/anders/pwgen#readme
• source_facts.package-manager