PassGen Portable

Developed as the portable edition of PassGen, PassGen Portable is a lightweight application that offers a simple means of generating random and secure passwords for various purposes, whether you're looking to protect your email accounts, wireless network connections, or anything else.

The whole program's wrapped in a single .exe file that can be saved in any part of the hard drive or copied to a removable storage unit, and simply double-clicked to launch the utility on any computer without previous setup.

It doesn't need DLLs to run and doesn't add new entries to the Windows registry. However, it creates and updates an INI file in the same location as itself every time you ask it to save settings.

When it comes to the GUI, PassGen Portable adopts a seemingly outdated window with a plain-looking appearance. It's easy to navigate, though, thanks to the fact that all options are visible.

In order to generate keys, it's necessary to set up conditions. These concern the password's length, which can be fixed or variable by setting a number of minimum characters.

Another important condition is represented by the key's complexity, defined by the type of characters to include, between uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols (with or without the + sign). Otherwise, the tool can use a combination of only the characters you specify.

It's also possible to include a prefix and suffix, pick the number of random distinct keys to generate, avoid character repetitions or only consecutive repetitions, as well as click a button to view your new passwords.

PassGen automatically determines their strength based on your customized settings, letting you know whether they are hard or easy to crack. You can copy all or just selected keys to the Clipboard or save them to plain text documents, as well as save the current configuration for future sessions.

To sum it up, PassGen Portable comes packed with advanced and secure, yet intuitive options for creating random passwords based on personalized rules. It can be handled by experienced and first-time users alike.