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Freeware Spotlight — Alternate Password Generator

Posted on November 1, 2020 at 20:00 CST by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

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By Deanna McElveen

There’s never an occasion when a simple password is acceptable for an online account.

The days of “[insert cat name]123” and “[insert kid name][insert birthdate]” are over — especially when applied to more than one online site. It’s likely that any short and easy-to-remember password you can think of has already been added to massive databases — some nefarious, some informational — of stolen credentials.

OlderGeeks.com hosts several utilities from Alternate Tools, but today we’re looking at Alternate Password Generator (APG). It’s a free program that creates secure passwords.

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.43.0 (2020-11-02).

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