Most password managers include a tool for generating random, strong passwords, but not all are created equal. Understanding the differences can help you make an informed choice. When the IBM PC was ...

Mozilla is adding a random password generator to Firefox. Google added one to Chrome and Chromium-based browsers in the fall of 2018, with the release of Chrome/Chromium v69. The Firefox random ...

Do you trust the passwords created by third-party software to be truly random and safe? Here's how to build your own random generator for uncrackable passwords. When the IBM PC was new, I served as ...

After imbibing large quantities of certain beverages, we Ars writers sometimes get carried away with telling each other true-life stories that probably shouldn't go anywhere but sometimes do. Last ...

Phil Lieberman definitely knows how to make lemonade. Back in the 1980s, he and his organization, Lieberman Software saw that a brand new graphical user interface was going to take the consumer and ...

Cybersecurity researchers have found a weakness in the Kaspersky Password Manager platform which created cryptographically weak passwords that could be brute forced. Ledger Donjon, the security ...

Thinking up a strong password when you need one right away is not always easy. Password Generator 2.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch simplifies the task of creating difficult-to-crack passwords for you ...

You know the drill. Don’t use simple passwords like your birthday or your pet iguana’s name. Don’t use the same password everywhere. Instead, create a long ...