I run a LAN only server and still use mini login. The validation that takes place is strictly by IP and even though you can store a password for the account, it doesn't have any effect that I have ever seen. You can store a password in the table, and actually log in using anything in the 'password' field when logging in, and it still logs in just fine. IP validation in mini login is also a problem when attempting to run more than one client on the same machine - both accounts have the same IP and cause issues. If you change any IP addresses on your LAN router, this can cause you to log into someone else's account and vice versa (or not at all) due to the IP address stored in the account table.
As far as account creation tools for mini login, I never came across any myself (not saying none exist, just always went from the instructions in the old server setup guide), I just edit / update the account table IP's when needed and go.
You may want to exclude mini login from the scope of your project to maintain your sanity. Just my 2 coppers worth.
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