The GST portal, the bank, the marketplace seller account, the email that resets all of them, the WhatsApp Business API, the router — a small business runs on twenty passwords, and the one that is "Shop@2024" everywhere is the one that gets phished. This generator creates strong, random passwords and passphrases in your browser using the cryptographic random source of your device: choose length, character sets, or a memorable multi-word passphrase, and copy it into your password manager. Nothing is generated on a server; nothing is stored.
What makes a password strong
Strength is about length and randomness, not clever substitutions. "P@ssw0rd!" is cracked in minutes by dictionary rules; "vault-cobra-monsoon-ledger-72" is not. Guidelines:
- 16+ characters for anything that matters; 12 is the floor for low-risk accounts.
- Random, from a generator — not a name, a date or a pattern.
- Unique per site: a breach at one service must not open the others.
- Passphrases of four to six random words are as strong as complex strings and far easier to type on a phone.
- Add two-factor authentication wherever offered — the GST portal, bank, Google, Meta and marketplaces all support it.
Check any existing password's resistance to brute force with the password strength checker.
How to use the generator
- Choose random string or passphrase.
- For strings, set the length (16–24 recommended) and which sets to include — upper, lower, digits, symbols; exclude look-alike characters (O/0, l/1) if it will be typed by hand.
- For passphrases, choose the number of words (4–6), the separator and whether to add a number.
- Copy the result; it is cleared from the screen when you leave the page.
- Store it in a password manager (the browser's built-in one is fine for a start) — never in a WhatsApp note.
Where small businesses get breached
- GST and income-tax portal OTP fraud: callers pretending to be officers ask for the OTP "to verify". No portal ever asks; see GST scam calls, fake notices and OTP fraud.
- Shared passwords with ex-staff still working — rotate when someone leaves, along with the WiFi password.
- Reused email passwords: the email that resets everything needs the strongest password and 2FA.
- Website admin logins on WordPress with default usernames — the hardening checklist is in WordPress 7.1.1 security update.
- Router defaults (admin/admin) on the shop's broadband.
Policy for a small team
- One password manager for the business, shared vaults per role.
- Unique 16+ character passwords for every service; passphrases for anything typed on a phone.
- 2FA mandatory on email, bank, GST, marketplaces and social accounts.
- Rotate shared credentials on staff exit — add it to the experience letter checklist.
- Never send passwords or OTPs over WhatsApp or SMS.
Related tools
- Password strength checker — test existing passwords.
- Store WiFi QR — share the guest network without reading out the password.
- Robots.txt generator — part of basic website hygiene.
- Privacy policy generator — your own data-handling commitments.
- Barcode & QR scanner — check QR payloads before trusting them.