From 94ce65062d2d387e44fd5db202e6a00fc26bd717 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dataprolet <48024821+dataprolet@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 10:11:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Formatting --- README.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 74132ee..01aaa92 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +# PasswordGenerator + Hi! If you’ve stumbled upon this, please keep in mind that this program is NOT meant to replace your password manager. However, it CAN be used as a more secure method to manage your safely generated passwords. @@ -12,13 +14,12 @@ using weak passwords. It also CAN NOT store passwords because it does not store but generate your passwords as described below. -HOW IT WORKS: +## How it works: This software hashes the category-, the username- and the password-string, averages those hashes and uses that to seed the random generator which then creates your passwords. This results in the same passwords every time. The name of the strings(e.g. category, password and username) do not really matter, it matters that they do not need to be fancy, they just need to be varied, limiting the amount of stuff you have to remember in an effort to make it less likely to loose your access to your passwords. -HOW TO USE IT: -Run the python file on the command line and make sure you have all the necessary libraries installed(string, hash, random). - +## How to use it: +Run the python file on the command line and make sure you have all the necessary libraries installed(string, hash, random).