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Freeware Spotlight — Alternate Password Generator
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AskWoody MVPNovember 1, 2020 at 8:00 pm #2308771Viewing 2 reply threadsAuthorReplies-
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AskWoody LoungerNovember 2, 2020 at 4:13 pm #2309088I used this password generator to generate an impressive looking password, but when I tried to use it, the app said “must contain at least two numeric characters”. The generated password did not contain any numeric characters. So I just inserted two numbers into the generated password, and then it was accepted.
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit 20H2
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GuestNovember 6, 2020 at 9:56 am #2309952Several years ago, Steve Gibson created an on-line password generator. Steve is an old-school coder who did most of his programming in assembly language. His page is very informative regarding random -vs- pseudorandom numbers that computers generate. He also shows the algorithm that he uses, so you can judge for yourself.
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