(( meatspace ))

Tread lightly.

I wrote it in python for fun. Next I’ll redo it with javascript and write it up for greasemonkey. SHA1(secret + “sitename”)=>base64=>custom password.

Changing the secret would be a bitch, though. See password generator for the inspiration.

Some nut has written a completely client-side wiki that you can serialize by saving the item back to disk.

I think he’s crazy, but as long as it’s available I think he should market it as “A Wiki Of One”.

It can arise at any moment and bite you in the ass!

Sam Ruby links to Nic Wolff’s javascript password generator. While it’s super cool and all — I mean, there’s a screencast! By Jon Udell! — the actual password algorithm is kinda stupid, in that it generates only 4bn unique passwords. That may seem like a lot, but for computers it’s not.

For a less UI-savvy password generator with a better algorithm, check out Javascript password generator. It uses SHA-1 instead of MD5, and base64 digest instead of hex. Result? Stronger passwords.