Most password managers include a tool for generating random, strong passwords, but not all are created equal. Understanding the differences can help you make an informed choice. When the IBM PC was ...

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Do you trust the passwords created by third-party software to be truly random and safe? Here's how to build your own random generator for uncrackable passwords. When the IBM PC was new, I served as ...

Cybersecurity researchers have found a weakness in the Kaspersky Password Manager platform which created cryptographically weak passwords that could be brute forced. Ledger Donjon, the security ...

In the first two of this three-part series, I’ve been asking, “What’s a good password?” and looking at password generators available free on the Web. This time I look at a couple of password ...

Password managers are a vital line of defense in the battle for internet security — which makes it all the more painful when they shit the bed. The Kaspersky Password Manager (KPM), a free tool used ...

Passwords are hell. But a built-in free Google password generator can help. Strong self-generated passwords often turn into a fog of forgotten letter combinations and phrases. At the other extreme, ...

Mozilla is adding a random password generator to Firefox. Google added one to Chrome and Chromium-based browsers in the fall of 2018, with the release of Chrome/Chromium v69. The Firefox random ...