$config = get_config();
+// Default length 24 characters to provide a long password
+// that still is short enough that Cisco SPA phones can use it
function generate_password( $length = 24 )
{
$string = "";
while ( strlen( $string ) < $length )
- $string .= substr(md5(rand().rand()), 0, $length);
+ {
+ $string .= crypt(substr(md5(rand().rand()), 0, $length));
+ $string = preg_replace( '/\W/', '', $string);
+ }
return substr( $string, 0, $length );
}