Command-line tool

passwdqc

brew/passwdqc

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Password/passphrase strength checking and enforcement toolset

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install passwdqc

Linux

brew install passwdqc

Generate a passphrase

pwqgen

Generate a passphrase with a specific bit size between 24 and 136

pwqgen random=bitsize

Use a config file to control password generation

pwqgen config=path/to/config_file

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