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Password strength: what actually matters (and a browser-only checker)
Most online strength meters lie. Here is what actually determines password strength and a client-side checker that gives you the real number.
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Most online strength meters lie. Here is what actually determines password strength and a client-side checker that gives you the real number.

Every password generator I found online either wanted my email or ran the "generation" on their server. I built one that does neither. Random, easy-to-read, pronounceable, or diceware passphrase. Everything happens in your browser.

Every UUID generator online defaults to v4. That was right in 2015 and wrong now. Here is why v7 is the modern default for database keys, plus the generator and public API I built for it.