How to Use Password Generator - Free Online Tool
Learn how to effectively use the Password Generator to create strong, secure, and random passwords with customizable options for different security requirements
What is Password Generator?
The Password Generator creates strong, random passwords for your accounts and applications. Strong passwords are essential for protecting your online accounts, sensitive data, and personal information. This tool generates cryptographically secure passwords with customizable length, character sets, and formatting options.
Password Security Features
The tool provides comprehensive password security options:
- Length Control: Generate passwords from 4 to 128+ characters
- Character Sets: Include/exclude uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
- Custom Characters: Define your own character set
- Exclude Similar: Remove confusing characters (i, l, 1, L, O, 0)
- Exclude Ambiguous: Remove characters that look similar
- Readable Format: Generate memorable passphrases
- Strength Indicator: Visual password strength meter
- Cryptographically Secure: Uses secure random number generation
Password Strength Guidelines
Weak Passwords:
- Less than 8 characters
- Common words or phrases
- Personal information (name, birthdate)
- Simple patterns (12345, abcde)
Strong Passwords:
- At least 12-16 characters (longer is better)
- Mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
- Random and unpredictable
- Unique for each account
- Not found in password dictionaries
How to Use
- Set password length:
- Short: 8-12 characters (minimum security)
- Medium: 12-16 characters (recommended)
- Long: 16-32 characters (high security)
- Very Long: 32+ characters (maximum security)
- Select character sets to include:
- Uppercase Letters: A-Z
- Lowercase Letters: a-z
- Numbers: 0-9
- Symbols: !@#$%^&*()_+-=[]|;:,.<>?
- Custom Characters: Define specific characters
- Configure security options:
- Exclude Similar: Remove i, l, 1, L, O, 0
- Exclude Ambiguous: Remove visually similar chars
- Avoid Repeated: Prevent consecutive same characters
- Ensure All Types: Guarantee at least one of each selected type
- Click Generate to create your password
- Review password strength indicator
- Copy the password immediately (not saved or stored)
- Regenerate if needed for a different password
Best Practices
- Use a unique password for each account
- Store passwords in a secure password manager
- Never share passwords or send them via email
- Use longer passwords when possible (16+ characters)
- Include symbols and mixed case for better security
- Change passwords regularly for critical accounts
- Enable two-factor authentication when available
- Generate passwords locally (this tool runs in your browser)
Use Cases
- Create secure passwords for online accounts
- Generate API keys and tokens
- Create secure session IDs
- Generate random strings for testing
- Create temporary passwords for users
- Generate encryption keys (for non-critical use)
- Create unique identifiers