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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
+class CreateInitialAdmin extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'authentikate:create-admin 
+                            {--email= : The email address for the admin user}
+                            {--name= : The name for the admin user}
+                            {--force : Force creation even if admin users already exist}';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Create the initial admin user for AuthentiKate';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        // Check if admin users already exist (unless forced)
+        if (!$this->option('force') && User::where('is_admin', true)->exists()) {
+            $this->error('Admin users already exist! Use --force to create anyway.');
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        // Get user input for email and name
+        $email = $this->option('email') ?: $this->ask('Admin email address', 'admin@authentikate.local');
+        $name = $this->option('name') ?: $this->ask('Admin name', 'Administrator');
+
+        // Validate email format
+        if (!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
+            $this->error('Invalid email address format.');
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        // Check if email already exists
+        if (User::where('email', $email)->exists()) {
+            $this->error("A user with email '{$email}' already exists.");
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        // Generate a random password
+        $password = $this->generateSecurePassword();
+
+        // Create the admin user
+        $user = User::create([
+            'name' => $name,
+            'email' => $email,
+            'password' => Hash::make($password),
+            'email_verified_at' => now(),
+            'is_admin' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        // Display success message with login credentials
+        $this->info('✅ Initial admin user created successfully!');
+        $this->newLine();
+        
+        $this->line('🔐 <options=bold>Login Credentials:</options=bold>');
+        $this->line("📧 Email:    <fg=yellow>{$email}</>");
+        $this->line("🔑 Password: <fg=yellow>{$password}</>");
+        $this->newLine();
+        
+        $this->warn('⚠️  Please log in and change your password immediately!');
+        $this->info('💡 You can access the admin panel to manage users and applications.');
+        
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generate a secure random password
+     */
+    private function generateSecurePassword(): string
+    {
+        // Generate a password with a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols
+        $length = 16;
+        $lowercase = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz';
+        $uppercase = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
+        $numbers = '0123456789';
+        $symbols = '!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;:,.<>?';
+        
+        $password = '';
+        
+        // Ensure at least one character from each category
+        $password .= $lowercase[random_int(0, strlen($lowercase) - 1)];
+        $password .= $uppercase[random_int(0, strlen($uppercase) - 1)];
+        $password .= $numbers[random_int(0, strlen($numbers) - 1)];
+        $password .= $symbols[random_int(0, strlen($symbols) - 1)];
+        
+        // Fill the rest with random characters from all categories
+        $allChars = $lowercase . $uppercase . $numbers . $symbols;
+        for ($i = 4; $i < $length; $i++) {
+            $password .= $allChars[random_int(0, strlen($allChars) - 1)];
+        }
+        
+        // Shuffle the password to randomize the order
+        return str_shuffle($password);
+    }
+}
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