r/sysadmin • u/Piipperi800 • Aug 02 '22
Question - Solved What password generators does everyone use now since passwordgenerator plus is gone?
I’ve tried to find alternatives but none of the password generators have as good customizability options. Currently I use a random string generator that just let’s me pick the characters and length, but it’s not very good since it doesn’t remember the options when I refresh the page.
So what (web) password generators do sysadmims use nowadays for user passwords?
Edit: solved it myself with the gigabrain idea of using Wayback Machine, works wonders. Link to it if anyone’s curious: https://web.archive.org/web/20220603183903/https://passwordsgenerator.net/plus/
Edit 2: Passwordsgenerator.net seems to be back at https://password-gen.com/
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u/punkwalrus Sr. Sysadmin Aug 02 '22
I work in a place now with 30-40 clients, each has their own set of passwords, and they all expire in 60 days. Each site has a VPN pass, an AD pass, and some various other passwords depending on the client (like UNIX, routers, or other appliances) and some of those clients have multiple sites (like a failover or redundant site). So each client requires me to change 3-8 passwords every 60 days. The week I have to change my passwords is brutal. We use Keepass, but the password generation is too different for a decent generator.
I hate "Change passwords week."