Password Generators — Your first line of defense

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FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen If you create a password that is easy to remember, you create a password that can be cracked. These are no longe
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Did you notice the typos and run-on sentences in today’s article?

I like Password Tech it is not only portable, it cam also very easily o create one or hundreds of passwords in no time at all. It can create strong passwords with letters, symbols, and numbers that look like complete gibberish (hackers hate gibberish). It can also create strong pronounceable passwords and strong pattern-based passwords, if you want something easier to associate with an account. You can use Password Tech to create hundreds of passwords at once and save the list to a file or to the Windows Clipboard.

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I am surprised there is no mention of Password Safe.  I have been using this for years both on my PC and Android phone.  It is open source and offers lots of options in terms of how long the password should be and what characters should be used.

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I was about to comment on the same thing.  Been using it for years as well.  It’s also portable and you can copy the safe to your cloud storage of choice or sync it to your phone for access to your passwords where ever you are.  Password Safe.

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FWIW, Gibson Research offers a password generator.

Mark

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I have used Roboform password manager for many years. It recognises when you are being asked for a new password, will offer to generate a complex one for you and then save it. I don’t have experience of other password managers but I would have thought this would be a standard feature, thus making standalone password software redundant.

Arthur J Davis
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I also use Roboform.  I may have 400 login passwords saved and they are all unique and the master password is also unique.  For some reason, maybe advertising dollars, it never makes it into the top tier of recommended managers online, but I really like it.

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