1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ipa-python/ipautil.py b/ipa-python/ipautil.py
index cd8eac16c..df9231884 100644
--- a/ipa-python/ipautil.py
+++ b/ipa-python/ipautil.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import string
 import tempfile
 import logging
 import subprocess
+from random import Random
+from time import gmtime
 import os
 import stat
 import socket
@@ -331,3 +333,13 @@ def parse_generalized_time(timestr):
     except ValueError:
         return None
 
+
+def ipa_generate_password():
+    rndpwd = ''
+    r = Random()
+    r.seed(gmtime())
+    for x in range(12):
+#        rndpwd += chr(r.randint(32,126))
+        rndpwd += chr(r.randint(65,90)) #stricter set for testing
+    return rndpwd
+