SS64 Password Generator (10 character version)

Explanation

This is the original 10 character version of the SS64 password generator. [Security comparison]

Although 10 mixed characters/symbols are just enough to be secure it is likely than within the next few years 10 digits will become crackable in a number of hours, I therefore recommend moving over to the 15 or 20 character versions.

All the major websites now support at least 15 character passwords.

When using a different PC? you can re-generate the same set of passwords at any time by returning to this page and entering the same master password. All the websites get different passwords, but you only have to remember one!

• For any website that's not on the list, just type the name into the 'Custom' box (the last one in the list) and press Generate.
• All the generated passwords end in "1a", to guarantee they contain at least one letter and one number.
• Using UPPER or lower case will produce different passwords, when using this for the first time it’s a good idea to use the 'Show Password' tickbox to check for any typos.
• Most websites will send a password reset via email, so set the password for that email account to something completely different, just in case you ever forget the master password!

This password generator works using Javascript, entirely within the page, no data is ever passed back to my server. Notwithstanding this, it is a very good idea to save your own copy of this page. Zip file here. Keeping your own copy ensures that the password generator will still be available to you even if this website goes off-line. You can also View-Source and see exactly how the javascript works, copy it to a USB stick, email it to yourself, even upload it to your own website (it’s open source.) There are no dependent files, just save as a single HTML file.

Credits

This page is based on (and is compatible with) Nic Wolff’s password generator it uses the same JavaScript implementation of the Secure Hash Algorithm, (SHA-1, ©Paul Johnston, distributed under the BSD License.)   Add the iPhone version to your home screen (by Karim Cassam Chenaï@weedo.)

Simon Sheppard, August 2019