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Password Generator

A good safety practice is to randomly generate your passwords; this makes it very difficult for a hacker to guess your password. In this assignment, you will implement your own password generator.

Your program must meet the following specifications:

• Create a list variable with possible characters to pick from
• Ask the user for the password length
• Use a loop to randomly select characters (a-f & 0-9)
• Print the generated password to the terminal

A common technique in brute-force hacking is to create special “dictionary” of words and phrases that are specific to the person they are hacking. Lots of people choose a password they can remember that includes their birthday, their pet’s name, the school they attend, etc. However, that is very insecure because that information is fairly easy to obtain through social media, conversations with friends, or public records.

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