Password Generator: The three best and most secure tools

Whether online banking, email or Facebook: important accounts are usefully protected by passwords. A password generator can be helpful to create secure access codes. We present the three best and safe tools.

Secure passwords with PWGen

If you want to protect your data or accounts on the Internet, the free PWGen tool generates secure passwords for you.

• PWGen creates passwords with 64-bit or 128-bit encryption.
• The tool offers various password options: For example, you can have so-called "pronouncables", that is, pronounceable passwords. These are a little easier to remember.
• However, you can also create extremely secure and unspeakable passwords to secure very sensitive data. Whole passphrases from different words are also possible.
• The open source program is very easy to use and the generated passwords can withstand brute force attacks.
• However, you cannot manage your passwords with PWGen. The free tool KeePass can help here.

Fast and secure: The Password Generator

The passwords that you create with the Password Generator are also secure.

• The length of the passwords is variable, a length of up to 99 characters is possible.
• You can specify whether the Password Generator should use lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers and special characters.
• The Password Generator Passwords stores the ten most recently generated passwords. All others you have to remember or manage with KeePass.

Manage and generate passwords with Sticky Password

Sticky Password is available as a free version and a paid premium version, but you can test it for 30 days.

• Sticky Password is actually a password manager, but also includes a password generator that creates secure passwords.
• With the premium version for € 26.95 a year, you can also synchronize devices across the cloud or WiFi.

You don't necessarily need a generator to create a secure password yourself. We'll tell you what to look for in a secure password in the next practical tip.