New-DictionaryFile

Description

New-DictionaryFile creates all possible passwords based on the character set and parameters that you will use and saves the results in a text file.

Note: You need to install DictionaryFile module version 2.0 in order for this cmdlet to be available. For more information, see PowerShell Module DictionaryFile v2.0.

Syntax:

New-DictionaryFile
    [-CharacterSet] <String>
    [-MinCharacters] <UInt32>
    [-MaxCharacters] <UInt32>
    [-IncludeCapital]
    [-CapitalOnly]
    [-Path] <String>
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

If you want to find more about the specific cmdlet while you are in PowerShell you can use the below to get the help file.

Code:

Get-Help New-DictionaryFile

Output:

Now lets see few examples about New-DictionaryFile.

Examples

Example 1

In this example we will create passwords for the characters set “a,b,c,1,$” with minimum number of characters of two and maximum number of characters five. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\>New-DictionaryFile -CharacterSet "a,b,c,1,$" -MinCharacters 2 -MaxCharacters 5 -Path C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt

Example 2

For this example we are using the same characters set as example 1 but we will include also the capital letters. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\>New-DictionaryFile -CharacterSet "a,b,c,1,$" -MinCharacters 2 -MaxCharacters 5 -IncludeCapital -Path C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt

Example 3

Here we will see that we will have only the capital letters of our character set. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\>New-DictionaryFile -CharacterSet "a,b,c,1,$" -MinCharacters 2 -MaxCharacters 5 -CapitalOnly -Path C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt

Example 4

For this example instead of using the characters one by one. I am providing the whole alphabet. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\>New-DictionaryFile -CharacterSet "alphabet" -MinCharacters 1 -MaxCharacters 3 -Path C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt

Example 5

You are allowed also to have a specific pattern in your generated passwords, by providing more that one characters between the comma. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\>New-DictionaryFile "av,b,c" -MinCharacters 2 -MaxCharacters 2 -Path C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt

Example 6

Input can also be provided through the pipeline. Generated passwords will be saved in C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt.

PS C:\>"a,b,c" | New-DictionaryFile -MinCharacters 2 -MaxCharacters 2 -Path C:\Scripts_Output\MyFile.txt

Required Parameters

• -CharacterSet
  • Description: Specifies the characters (letters, numbers, symbols) that need to be included.
  • Required: True
  • Position: 1
  • Default value: None
  • Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
  • Accept wildcard characters: False
• -MinCharacters
  • Description: Specifies the minimum characters of the generated passwords.
  • Required: True
  • Position: 2
  • Default value: 0
  • Accept pipeline input: False
  • Accept wildcard characters: False
• -MaxCharacters 
  • Description: Specifies the maximum characters of the generated passwords.
  • Required: True
  • Position: 3
  • Default value: 0
  • Accept pipeline input: False
  • Accept wildcard characters: False
• -Path 
  • Description: Specifies the path and file that generated passwords will be saved.
  • Required: True
  • Position: 4
  • Default value: None
  • Accept pipeline input: False
  • Accept wildcard characters: False

Optional Parameters

• -IncludeCapital
  • Description: Specifies whether or not to include upper case letters along with the lower case letters.
  • Required: false
  • Position: named
  • Default value: False
  • Accept pipeline input: False
  • Accept wildcard characters: False
• -CapitalOnly
  • Specifies whether or not all lower case letters to be converted to upper case letters.
  • Required: False
  • Position: named
  • Default value: False
  • Accept pipeline input: False
  • Accept wildcard characters: False
• -WhatIf 
  • Required: False
  • Position: named
  • Default value: None
  • Accept pipeline input: False
  • Accept wildcard characters: False
• -Confirm 
  • Required: False
  • Position: named
  • Default value: None
  • Accept pipeline input: False
  • Accept wildcard characters: False

Inputs

System.String.

New-DictionaryFile can accept a string value to determine the CharacterSet parameter.

Outputs

None.

New-DictionaryFile will save all the generated passwords to the specified path.

Related Links

• PowerShell Module DictionaryFile v 2.0
• Get-PasswordCombination
• Get-PasswordNumber
• Get-DictionaryFile
• PowerShell Gallery | DictionaryFile 2.0
• GitHub – SConstantinou/DictionaryFile

Summary

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New-DictionaryFile

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New-DictionaryFile. This is the help information about New-DictionaryFile cmdlet and its use. Stephanos Constantinou Blog

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Stephanos

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