Password generator
Generate strong, unique passwords
Password generator
Generate strong, unique passwords
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How can I create a strong password?
A password generator is essential to creating strong and unique passwords. A good password generator should:
- Offer numerous customizations to adapt to any website's requirements.
- Allow you to choose between random passwords and passphrases. A passphrase like Sloppily8-Rosy3-Unlocking8-Angelic4 is made up of unrelated words and is easier to type and remember. This is helpful for apps where you need to type your password or on websites for account recovery purposes.
- Integrate with a password manager so you don't need to remember hundreds of different passwords.
What makes a password strong?
A strong password is one that is difficult to guess or crack. It should have these characteristics:
- Long: A strong password should be at least 12 characters long, but 15 or more is better.
- Random: A strong password uses a combination of different letters, numbers, and symbols. Together they form an unpredictable string of characters that’s impossible to guess.
- Unique: You should never reuse the same password on two different websites or apps. However strong your password is, if a website gets hacked, a bad actor can use the same password to gain access to another account.
A strong password isn't enough
Generating a strong password is only half the equation. You also need to protect your username, which is often your email address. Your email is a valuable piece of information for hackers, who can use it to target you with malware and phishing attacks. Proton Pass protects your email address by generating aliases in addition to strong passwords.
Easily manage your strong passwords on all devices with Proton Pass
Proton Pass Free offers more than any other free password manager. Generate unlimited logins and notes, and access them on unlimited devices. Plus, create up to 10 hide-my-email aliases.
FAQ
It’s simple to create a strong password or passphrase with Proton Pass. Just open the password generator page on your Proton Pass web, iOS or Android app and fully customize the password to your needs.
Proton Pass is built by the same team of scientists who met at CERN and created Proton Mail, the world’s largest encrypted email service, and Proton VPN, one of the largest VPN services.
Proton has been recommended by the United Nations for sharing highly sensitive data, and our encryption is open source and battle tested.
Apart from offering multiple customization options, a good password generator must be open source and independently audited so anyone can verify how it works. As hacking techniques advance, a good password generator must always remain up to date.
A good password generator is usually integrated into a password manager to help you store and manage all your passwords.
A good password manager allows you to easily manage your online accounts and quickly log in to any website or app.
Your password manager also needs to be open source so anyone can verify it does what it says. Data breaches like the one at LastPass reveal technical mistakes that could have been avoided if LastPass were open source.
Quantum computers are much faster than classical computers because they operate on qubits rather than bits. While bits have only two possible values, qubits exploit the unique behavior of subatomic particles which can have multiple values. When it comes to cracking passwords, quantum computers can use special algorithms to check multiple passwords at once in a superpowered brute force attack. In theory, quantum computers could someday crack passwords that today are considered safe. Luckily, quantum-safe cryptography already exists and many companies, including Proton, are already putting it into practice. Learn more about post-quantum encryption at Proton.
Proton Pass is an open source password manager created to defend your privacy and secure your passwords, usernames, bank cards, and notes with end-to-end encryption. Based in Switzerland, Proton Pass is designed not only to secure your passwords but your entire digital identity, helping you generate secure passwords and email aliases to protect your privacy when creating online accounts. Proton Pass offers more for free than any other password manager, so you can create and store unlimited logins and up to 10 hide-my-email aliases. Learn more about Proton Pass.
