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Password generator & security check

Most account takeovers start with a weak or reused password. PasswordPal helps you create better ones and shows you exactly which to fix first.

Password generator

  • Random passwords from 8 to 64 characters, with your choice of upper case, lower case, numbers and symbols.
  • Avoid look-alikes such as l, 1, O and 0 — handy when you have to type a password on a TV.
  • Passphrases like Otter-Canyon-Maple7-Quill-Tundra: long, strong and easy to type.
  • Uses your device's secure random number generator, and shows the strength in bits.
  • Your preferences are remembered and used by the dice button in the item editor.

Security check

A private report on your vault, worked out on your device:

  • Security score at a glance.
  • Weak passwords that are short or predictable.
  • Reused passwords — one breach could unlock several accounts.
  • Old passwords not changed in over a year.
  • Insecure websites saved with http:// instead of https://.
  • Breached passwords that appear in known data breaches.

Breach checks that don't reveal your passwords

We use the Have I Been Pwned Pwned Passwords service with a technique called k-anonymity. Your browser turns each password into a SHA-1 hash and sends only the first five characters of that hash. The service replies with hundreds of matching hash endings, and your browser checks for a match locally. Neither we nor Have I Been Pwned ever see your passwords.

Questions

How long should my passwords be?

For accounts protected by a password manager, 16–20 random characters is plenty. For things you must type, a 5–6 word passphrase is excellent.

Is the security check run on your servers?

No. It runs entirely in your browser on your decrypted vault.

Ready to get organised?

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