Create secure passwords or passphrases

Password Tech is an awesome third-party password generator, which is available free of cost. Even though, no information is pointed out on the official website of Password Tech about availability or compatibility, you can make use of this software on Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 as well, without having any issue. Nonetheless, while testing this software, it hung for for a short while, the first time I ran it on Windows 8.1 – a minor nuisance.

Password Tech features

Password Tech has features which are very useful. Here is its list of features:

Create password using various conditionsMultiple character sets supportCharacter only password, word only password etc.Save passwords in text fileCreate profile for different types of passwordsEncrypt/Decrypt clipboardUse Hotkey/keyboard shortcut to open Password TechPassword manager

It has more other useful features. But, you need to use it to get them all.

How to create strong password using Password Tech

This is very easy since the UI is uncluttered. At first, download Password Tech and install it on your PC. While installing this software, you will get an option to Store program setting (PwTech.ini) in program folder instead of %APPDATA% folder. By default, it gathers all files in %APPDATA% folder. If you want to let it stores all program settings in program folder, you will have to make a tick next to Store program settings (PwTech.ini) in program folder instead of %APPDATA% folder. You can also create a desktop shortcut during installation. After running the freeware, the following screen will open up.

Now, you can set it up according to your requirements. It offers several options, character sets, word counts to create password. The very first option is Character set. You can use various sets. : A…Z : a…z <09>: 0…9 : 0…9, A…F : 0…9, a…f : High ANSI characters : <09>, +, / To create a password, you just need to select the length of the password that you wish to have and the character set. The second option is Include words. You can add words in the passwords. By default, it provides a word list, which works well. However, if you have any custom word list, you can enter it here. You can enter maximum 100 words in your password. The last option is Format Password. You can choose various formats to create a strong password. There are various formats like %{%6A%L%d%}. Each format helps users to create a different password. The following image can let you know about the formats.

After setting up everything according to your requirements, hit the Generate button. You will get your password in the Generated password box. A status bar is positioned under the Generated password box. This status bar indicates how strong your password is. In this way, you can create one password at a time. If you want to create 5 passwords or 10 password at once, just click on the Generate button, which is positioned under Format password box.

Instead of using your name, date of birth, pet name etc. as your password, this is far better to use a password generator, which can create strong password or passphrase. One of the essential features of Password Tech is the password manager. You can open the included password manager by going to File > Password Manager. After that, you can find a window like this:

It is possible to enter the website title, username, password, URL, keyword, etc. You can add notes so that you can recognize the password or website quickly in the future.

How do I create a secure password?

There are several things to do and not to do while creating a secure and strong password. For example, it is not recommended to include your name, date of birth, pet name, known places, etc., in the password. You should always include capital and small letter combination, digits, characters, etc. to create a secure password. You can download Password Tech from here.