Make a Random Username With Dice and EFF Word Lists
Make a random username with dice and EFF word lists. Follow simple offline steps, keep accounts separate, and learn why a new name cannot ensure anonymity.
Make a random username with dice and EFF word lists. Follow simple offline steps, keep accounts separate, and learn why a new name cannot ensure anonymity.
Every refresh shows a completely artificial human face, generated on the spot by a neural network. For avatars, placeholders and demo profiles, it produces convincing faces with no real person behind them, no account and no cost. The faces are free to use but the tool is a web service, and generated faces have been […]
When a drawing or a decision needs fairness instead of a formula, dice remain the auditable random number generator: roll, look up, repeat. The Diceware method doubles as the fairest way to pick from a list without a computer in the loop. It is slow for big lists and pointless if you trust software randomness. […]
Diceware builds passphrases from real dice rolls and a word list, so the strength comes from physics instead of trusting any program’s random number generator. Five words is strong; six is overkill in the best way. You have to memorize and type the result, which is exactly why it belongs to master passwords only. The […]
KeePassXC’s password generator runs entirely offline inside your own vault: every option from length to character groups to passphrases, generated by open-source code you can read. No web page, no network, no trust required. It generates only where the vault is installed, which is precisely its charm. Offline randomness for offline people.
A free, no-account web page that generates strong random passwords and passphrases, from the team behind Bitwarden. Length, symbols, word count: set it and copy the result straight into your manager. A generator you visit by hand only matters for secrets your manager cannot create, like Wi-Fi keys and recovery codes. For everything else, let […]
RANDOM.ORG generates randomness from atmospheric radio noise rather than software formulas, offering free random numbers, passwords, drawings and shuffles. It has been the internet’s trusted referee for giveaways since 1998. It is a web service, so anything sensitive you generate passes a third party, and the free quota is limited. Use it for giveaways and […]
Wheel of Names does exactly what it says: paste a list, spin a colorful wheel, get a winner, publicly and verifiably. Free, no account required, and the spin animation keeps classrooms and meetings honest. It is not a security tool and the wheel’s randomness is software-grade. For raffles, rosters and picking who makes the coffee, […]
mail.tm makes a disposable address with a password and a public API. That is why developers use it for registration tests. The inbox is not a world-readable web page the way some older throwaway sites are. The operator can still read the mail, and anyone you share the address and password with can read it […]
Temp-Mail.org is the disposable address most people find first: instant inbox, mobile apps, premium options for longer-lived addresses. It does the one job without ceremony. The free version shows ads and offers a paid plan. Fine for a quick one-off code; never use it for anything you need to keep.
BellCrier breach check
Most people are, and never hear about it. BellCrier checks your email against known data breaches for free, then alerts you when it turns up in a new one, with exactly what leaked and how to fix it.