PassPub generates unique passwords to give individuals increased security. Passwords are used everyday to gain access to personal information e.g. email, banking, online shopping. Standard guidance given on selecting secure passwords is to use a combination of letters and numbers. This is a task ideally suited to a computer generated process.

PassPub provides many easy ways to obtain a randomly generated unique password to protect your personal information.

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To keep your passwords unknown—and unknowable—follow these pointers:

Do combine parts of two unusual unrelated words, such as gastrocumulus or cytoplasticity. The longer and stranger the better.

Do mix capital and lowercase characters, as well as symbols and numbers, in the middle of the password: f2reeDoMeYe#wTness, not freedomeyewitness.

Do use words from a foreign language in combo with an English word. Many hackers try to crack passwords with common words, or with those pooled from the dictionary database of a single language.

Don’t use anything that can be easily guessed by neighbors, co-workers or strangers who get their hands on your wallet—a nickname, child’s name, pet’s name, or your favorite sports team or hobby.

Don’t use slightly different versions of the same password on different websites, such as ABCebay, ABCmortgage or and ABCvisa.

Don’t pair a common word or your name with a different character at the beginning or end, such as $user or johnsmith7.

Don’t use the same password from one application to another. “It’s fine to have a simple, short password on a news website,” says Dr. Tygar. “But use a different, longer, more complicated password on a site with sensitive information.”

Most people who use e-mail now know enough to be on guard against “phishing” messages that pretend to be from a bank or business but are actually attempts to steal passwords and other personal information.

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Choosing a good password is as simple as not choosing a word that might appear in a dictionary. Hackers have lists of dictionary terms and can literally run a program for days, even weeks that will try each and every one until it gains access. Another good tip is to choose something with at least 8 characters. The longer the password, the harder it is to crack; especially if it’s a good combination of letters and numbers.

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If you aren’t good at remembering multiple passwords, then there are quite a few software solutions out there. Some of the good ones will even create passwords for you to use online. These are a few of the best free ones.

KeyWallet - KeyWallet is a useful and convenient desktop utility that� spares you the trouble of filling in your logins, passwords and other� personal data manually. With KeyWallet you can store your data in� “keys” and then simply drag-and-drop them anywhere. A key can contain� any personal information: logins, passwords, names, addresses etc.

Password Safe -� A tool that allows you to have a different password for� all the different programs and websites that you deal with, without� actually� having to remember all those usernames and passwords.

Secure Data Manager - The SDM application was created to help you manage� your passwords and other private information for web sites, computers, contacts, and other programs within one secure application. A fully functional, open source, free, password manager.