Want pronounceable passwords that aren't real words? This is for you!
It's recently come to people's attention that long passphrases of multiple words are better than short passwords that are hard to remember. As a result, there are passphrase generators that string together a number of words.
However, this approach still allows dictionary attacks. If you use uncommon words, it's better, but I still like to use words that don't actually exist. It's still important to have things my brain thinks are words, though, because "words" I can pronounce are easier to remember than strings of random characters.
The backend is written by Tom Van Vleck, based on work by Morrie Gasser. In addition to this Javascript version, he has written made it available in Java, in C, and for iOS.
gpw-js (and this frontend to it) is available under the following license:
- Share your source with others freely
- Let Tom Van Vleck know you're using it
- Give me credit, and all the other pioneers, if you use the data or algorithms