HashPass for Windows

Security-conscious users will be happy with this password generator, but HashPass isn't for the casual user. HashPass' dialog box interface requires a lot of mouse clicking and little typing. Much of the time you're clicking small boxes on a moving onscreen keyboard dialog, but HashPass promises that the method makes it impossible to capture your master password. The letter boxes are small on most monitors and can't be resized. Using the program seems daunting at first, but a visit to the help file should explain operation and terms well enough for most users.

HashPass doesn't store your passwords, but recreates them when needed. You choose a master password that you must remember for every HashPass session. Forget that password and you'll never replicate your other passwords. Operation is simple as you merely type in a short phrase and HashPass converts it to a seemingly random string of characters. That string is saved in your clipboard and easily placed in the password field of your application.

HashPass uses a strong encryption algorithm and security-recommended methods to ensure that your passwords won't be compromised. However, casual users who forget their master password or password phrases will find their site passwords are impossible to recover. The demo is limited to three-character passwords and is effectively useless except to prove that the application operates. Regardless, this concept works well, effectively recreates passwords, and uses methods recommended for any intermediate to advanced user.