Question

i am trying to create a random username generator.

i have looked at several random string generators, but none of them look like actual usernames.

i am wondering how i would go about creating a script like the one featured on this page: http://generator.my-addr.com/generate_usernames-free_username_generator_online_tool.php

basically takes a word from the dictionary, adds a certain number of random characters, and then adds a certain number of numbers.

my biggest problem is having it create realistic usernames.

Answer 1

Even though I don’t see why you’d want to generate username, if your only concern is that they be pronounceable I would look into Markov chains, which will allow you to randomly generate pronounceable words. You could look at the following projects for examples:

• http://passkool.sourceforge.net/
• http://shorl.com/koremutake