Does anyone have a suggestion for a password program that is free and would
generate passwords for me?

Dust Help wrote:
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a password program that is free and
> would
> generate passwords for me?

Just Google for one.
Look on BetaNews.com or TuCows.com or similar pages.
Be specific about what you want when using Google.

If you don't want a password storage/management solution, eliminate those
words from your search.
"Password Generator" freeware would be a good search term - with the
quotes..

I don't recommend ever using a generator though - you'll never remember them
and writing them down/storing them un-encrypted is worse than having a bad
password, really.

Understanding what a good password might be is vital to your
personal and system security. You may think you do not need to password
your home computer, as you may have it in a locked area (your home) where
no one else has access to it. Remember, however, you aren't always
"in that locked area" when using your computer online - meaning you likely
have usernames and passwords associated with web sites and the likes that
you would prefer other people do not discover/use. This is why you should
understand and utilize good passwords.

Good passwords are those that meet these general rules
(mileage may vary):

Passwords should contain at least six characters, and the character
string should contain at least three of these four character types:
- uppercase letters
- lowercase letters
- numerals
- nonalphanumeric characters (e.g., *, %, &, !,

Passwords should not contain your name/username.
Passwords should be unique to you and easy to remember.

One method many people are using today is to make up a phrase that
describes a point in their life and then turning that phrase into their
password by using only certain letters out of each word in that phrase.
It's much better than using your birthday month/year or your anniversary
in a pure sense. For example, let's say my phrase is:

'Moved to new home in 2004'
I could come up with this password from that:
'Mv2n3whmN04'

I highly recommend you periodically change your passwords.
The suggested time varies, but I will throw out a 'once in every
3 to 6 months for every account you have.'


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MS-MVP
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Dust Help wrote:

> Does anyone have a suggestion for a password program that is free and
> would generate passwords for me?

You got quite a few good answers in the other newsgroup to which you
posted this identical question. Please don't multipost; it just makes
more work for everyone. Crosspost to a few relevant newsgroups instead.

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

As for your question:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...&btnG=Se arch

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I've used this one for years:

http://www.ivory.org/whisper.html

Not 100% secure (by his own admission), but it's adequate for a home user.

HTH Tony.

Dust Help Wrote:
> Does anyone have a suggestion for a password program that is free and
> would
> generate passwords for me?

Actually, if you were just looking for a way to assign random secure
passwords to different user accounts in your computer, XP can do it for
you by using the command line interface.

Start by

Start || Run || cmd

Next, type in:

Net user accountname /random

That is all there is to it. The randomly generated password will be
shown to you and be sure to write it down because once you type that
in, the password will be set for that specific user account (unless you
manually change it).


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Evolution54