Many of us use the same password for all our accounts, mainly because it’s difficult to remember different passwords. However, this is not a safe practice as hacking of one account will lead to hacking of all your accounts. But then, it is not easy to keep coming up with different passwords all the time.
This is where password generator tools come in handy. Most of the times, work email accounts necessitate users to change passwords frequently and as per complex rules set by the organization. It can be easier to use a password generator based on that set of rules than to manually create passwords.
Here are 5 popular password generators, in no specific order:
This tool will help create highly secure passwords that are difficult to crack or guess. You can select the criteria for the passwords including length, usage or upper or lower case alphabets, numerals & symbols.
Additionally, this Site has a feature which facilitates you to export your password to your smartphone or tablet via a barcode. Since the password is not generated or stored through the Internet, this method is safe & secure.
Available for both Android & iOS devices, Norton’s Identity Safe Password Generator has the usual options of choosing numbers, letters, symbols to be included or excluded. You can generate 50 passwords with a single click. You can also install its extension on your desktop
They also offer software you can download & you can save your passwords for future reference in their special identity safe program. This is handy if you want to be able to access your passwords from anywhere.
However, since all your passwords are stored online, you run a risk of hacking in spite of Nortan’s repute of security.
Apart from the usual numbers &/or letters, you can use the HEX option which uses 0-9 and/or A-F. You may choose the “easy to remember” option and it will use one or two words & a few numbers in between.
Opposed to several such tool, this one generates 10 passwords you can choose from. They all start with a capital letter & end in two digits. This means they’ll most likely meet the criteria for any Site that needs a password.
You can create multiple passwords choosing a specific complexity. The combination of lower & upper case letters, numbers & punctuation symbols makes the passwords highly secure and difficult to guess or crack.
It can also format your choices like a credit card number & you can easily print it and keep it in your pocket. Chances are it will be meaningless to others who might think of it as a random credit card number, but it is nowhere near to it.
In conclusion: We strongly recommend using password generating tools to keep your accounts safe from hackers.
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