pazzwrd

Generate strong passwords you can actually remember.

Table of Contents

• Install
• Usage
• Interactive Mode
• How It Works
• Options
• Sponsors
• License

Install

npm install -g pazzwrd

Usage

$ pazzwrd
Brave42!Palace85#Flip29&River

One command, one password. Words follow grammar patterns for better memorability. Ready to paste.

Interactive Mode

$ pazzwrd -a

Full customization through a step-by-step prompt:

• Word style — sentence-like (grammar patterns) or random (all words from the same pool)
• Word lists — EFF Large (7,776 words), EFF Short 1 & 2 (1,296 each), or any combination (random mode)
• Word count — 3 to 7 words per password
• Separators — mixed (numbers+symbols), numbers only, symbols only, custom, or none
• Capitalization — yes, no, or random
• Batch — generate up to 20 passwords at once
• Clipboard — copy first, all, or none

How It Works

• Default mode uses grammar patterns — words follow sentence-like structures (adjective-noun-verb-noun) so passwords read more naturally and are easier to remember
• Word lists are sourced from EFF dice word lists and hand-curated POS word lists (2,048 nouns, 2,048 adjectives, 1,024 verbs)
• Randomness comes from crypto.getRandomValues() with rejection sampling to eliminate modulo bias
• Interactive mode shows entropy and estimated time to crack so you can compare configs
• Default config (~73 bits of entropy, ~3 centuries to crack at 1 trillion guesses/sec)

Options

pazzwrd        Generate a password with smart defaults
pazzwrd -a     Interactive mode with full customization
pazzwrd -h     Show help
pazzwrd -v     Show version

Sponsors

pazzwrd is free, open source, and built by one person. Sponsorship funds continued development, new features, and long-term maintenance. If pazzwrd saves you time or keeps your accounts safe — consider supporting it.

Gold Sponsor

Logo on README, link to your site, priority issue support

Silver Sponsor

Name on README with a link

Backers

Every bit helps. Thank you for supporting pazzwrd.

License

GPL-3.0