PWGen is a handy, very easy to use password generator designed to help you create large amounts of cryptographically secure random passwords or passphrases.
The application uses a random pool to gather entropy from user inputs and system parameters.
The portable version of the software can be found here.
What's New in This Release:
NEW FEATURES:
· password settings can be stored now as "profiles": to load, create or delete profiles, select File > Profile > ... in the main menu, or click F10 to show the profile editor - new hot key options: PWGen can be associated with a "hot key" (special key combination), which allows for quickly generating passwords, for example
· new "advanced" password option "Reverse default order of character/word combinations" (see manual for more details)
· new "Generate" button (symbol next to the button for generating multiple passwords): enables writing the generated passwords directly to a file instead of displaying them in a window; process is independent of any RAM restrictions and practically only limited by free disk space
CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
· speed of password list generation increased significantly, particularly when duplicate entries are to be excluded
· memory usage for password list generation improved (i.e., lower memory requirements)
· max. number of passwords in passwor...