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# PasswordGenerator
Hi! If you’ve stumbled upon this, please keep in mind that this program is NOT meant to replace your password manager. 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. However, it CAN be used as a more secure method to manage your safely generated passwords.
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It also CAN NOT store passwords because it does not store but generate your passwords as described below. 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 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. 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 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 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. make it less likely to loose your access to your passwords.
HOW TO USE IT: ## 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). Run the python file on the command line and make sure you have all the necessary libraries installed(string, hash, random).