# POG 0.3 Public Beta released

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**Created:** [August 10, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pog-0-3-public-beta-released/111796 "2007-08-10T21:59:30Z")\
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POG – Password Operations Gem version 0.3 (Public beta) is now released  
on RubyForge.

Site: [http://pog.rubyforge.org](http://pog.rubyforge.org)  
RDocs: [http://pog.rubyforge.org/doc](http://pog.rubyforge.org/doc)  
Tracker: [http://pog.rubyforge.org/tracker](http://pog.rubyforge.org/tracker)  
License: [http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)  
SVN: svn://rubyforge.org/var/svn/pog

POG is a Ruby gem for simplifying random password generation, password  
strength testing, password hashing and salting, and password-hash  
authentication.

This is my first public gem, so any and all suggestions and comments  
would be greatly appreciated.

# ============== Quick Overview

The Password class encapsulates a password and provides functionality  
for  
hashing and hash-based authentication.

The RandomStringGenerator class provides the functionality to generate  
random  
Strings. It could be called RandomPasswordGenerator.

The Salt class encapsulates a password’s salt and provides functionality  
for  
password salting and random salt generation.

The PasswordTests class provides functionality for rule-based testing  
strength  
of passwords.

# =============== Changes/Updates

- Fixed Bug 12815 – naive password generation
- DRYed up password generation (created new RandomStringGenerator  
class)
- Added WEP Key generation (Feature Request 12816)
- Fixed Bug 12487 – samples from README throwing errors
- Added functionality to call tests with arbitrary parameters.

# ================================== Feature Requests/Bug Submissions

Please submit feature requests and bug requests

(a) directly to me  
(b) to RubyForge Tracker: [http://pog.rubyforge.org/tracker](http://pog.rubyforge.org/tracker)

- – Travis W.

“Programming in Java is like dealing with your mom – it’s kind,  
forgiving, and  
gently chastising. Programming in C++ is like dealing with a disgruntled  
girlfriend – it’s cold, unforgiving, and doesn’t tell you what you’ve  
done wrong.”  
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