The Password Mutator Script is a Python tool designed to generate various mutations of a weak password. It performs transformations such as capitalization, symbol substitutions, and appending common number and year suffixes. This tool can be useful for testing password strength and populating azure's banned word list.
- Capitalizes letters in various combinations.
- Converts the password to uppercase and lowercase.
- Substitutes common letters with symbols (e.g., 'a' -> '@').
- Appends common suffixes including numbers and years.
- Outputs the mutations to a specified text file.
- Python 3.x installed on your system.
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Install Python: If you don't have Python installed, download and install it from python.org.
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Download the Script: Save the script as
password_mutator.py. -
Open a Terminal or Command Prompt: Navigate to the directory where you saved the script.
To run the script, use the following command in your terminal or command prompt:
python mutate_pw.py <your_weak_password> [output_file.txt]
<your_weak_password>: The weak password you want to mutate.[output_file.txt]: (Optional) The name of the output file where the mutations will be saved. If not provided, the output file will be named<your_weak_password>.txt.
- To generate mutations for the password "password" and save them to a file named
password.txt:
python mutate_pw.py password
- To generate mutations for the password "password" and save them to a file named
custom_output.txt:
python mutate_pw.py password custom_output.txt
The script will create a text file containing all the generated mutations of the specified password. Each mutation will be listed on a new line.
This tool is intended for educational purposes only. Please use it responsibly and ethically. Do not use this script to test passwords that do not belong to you or without permission.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.