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Q. Why should I use Launch Codes to generate
passwords?
A. Here are some reasons:
- Produces passwords with no awkward, difficult key combinations
or confusing characters. Is that a zero or an O?
- Produces segmented passwords that are easy to read and type.
The shift key is only pressed when typing the first character.
- Uses cryptographically random bytes from /dev/urandom or
Microsoft
CryptGenRandom to seed a Mersenne
twister that randomly selects characters.
- Produces passwords that have measurable bit-strength. If you
need a 64-bit password, Launch Codes can produce one in that
range.
- Generates passwords locally on your computer
rather than requesting passwords from online password generation
websites.
- Meets the most stringent password requirements. May contain 4
of 4 (upper, lower, numeric and special characters).
- Uses standard, well-tested C++
libraries to produce random character selections. We don't roll
our own RNG.
Q. What Operating Systems will Launch Codes run on?
A. Windows 2000 or newer (including Windows 7). Although we
do not release binaries for other platforms, Launch Codes compiles and runs on Mac OSX, Linux, FreeBSD,
OpenBSD and NetBSD.
Q. Does Launch Codes contain viruses or malware? Does it phone
home?
A. No, but don't take our word for it. Download and compile the source code yourself.
Q. Is Launch Codes free software?
A. Yes, Launch Codes is released under the ISC license. If you
find any bugs or errors, please let us know.
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