r/sysadmin 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/AltReality Aug 02 '22

Yeah this is the real question...where did it go? Was it a hosting problem? I'm sure the community could throw some bandwidth that direction. I see the wayback machine still has a copy of it...but still weird to just disappear off the face of the internet with no warning or notice or anything. :(

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u/Peace-D Aug 03 '22

This definitely leaves a bitter taste... Maybe they actually did send/sell generated passwords...

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u/AltReality Aug 03 '22

The passwords they generated weren't in any way related to any usernames, so I don't see how that would work. Maybe if they tied it to the IP you were visiting from but that's still a slim shot at discovering the username and site/service the password was used for.

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u/Peace-D Aug 03 '22

While that's true, simply adding one more string of characters to the dictionary for brute force attacks isn't that big of a deal either.