{"id":82,"date":"2026-05-28T10:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/tools\/?p=82"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:23:32","slug":"xkcd-passphrase-generator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/tools\/en\/xkcd-passphrase-generator\/","title":{"rendered":"XKCD Passphrase-Generator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"netgu-4136126965\" class=\"netgu-before-content netgu-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6258556257245998\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6258556257245998\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3494115342\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-xkcd-container\">\n    <h3 class=\"wp-xkcd-title\">XKCD Passphrase Generator<\/h3>\n\n    <div class=\"wp-xkcd-group\">\n        <label>Generated Passphrase<\/label>\n        <div class=\"wp-xkcd-output-wrapper\">\n            <input type=\"text\" id=\"wp-xkcd-output\" readonly placeholder=\"Click generate...\">\n            <button onclick=\"copyPassphrase()\" id=\"btn-copy-xkcd\">Copy<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"wp-xkcd-strength-container\">\n        <div class=\"wp-xkcd-strength-label\">Security Level: <span id=\"xkcd-strength-text\">Strong<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-xkcd-strength-bg\"><div id=\"xkcd-strength-bar\" class=\"wp-xkcd-strength-fill\"><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"wp-xkcd-grid\">\n        <div class=\"wp-xkcd-group\">\n            <label>Word Count<\/label>\n            <select id=\"xkcd-count\" onchange=\"generatePassphrase()\">\n                <option value=\"3\">3 Words (Low)<\/option>\n                <option value=\"4\" selected>4 Words (Recommended)<\/option>\n                <option value=\"5\">5 Words (Very Strong)<\/option>\n                <option value=\"6\">6 Words (Paranoid)<\/option>\n            <\/select>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-xkcd-group\">\n            <label>Language<\/label>\n            <select id=\"xkcd-lang\" onchange=\"generatePassphrase()\">\n                <option value=\"de\">Deutsch (German)<\/option>\n                <option value=\"en\" selected>English<\/option>\n            <\/select>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-xkcd-group\">\n            <label>Separator<\/label>\n            <select id=\"xkcd-sep\" onchange=\"generatePassphrase()\">\n                <option value=\"-\">Hyphen (-)<\/option>\n                <option value=\".\">Dot (.)<\/option>\n                <option value=\" \">Space ( )<\/option>\n                <option value=\"\">None (Concat)<\/option>\n            <\/select>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-xkcd-group\">\n            <label>Capitalization<\/label>\n            <select id=\"xkcd-case\" onchange=\"generatePassphrase()\">\n                <option value=\"lower\">lowercase<\/option>\n                <option value=\"upper\">UPPERCASE<\/option>\n                <option value=\"title\">TitleCase<\/option>\n            <\/select>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"wp-xkcd-actions\">\n        <button onclick=\"generatePassphrase()\" class=\"btn-primary\">Generate Passphrase<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <style>\n        .wp-xkcd-container { max-width: 100%; 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i < count; i++) {\n                let word = pool[randomValues[i] % pool.length];\n                \n                \/\/ Handle casing\n                if (casing === 'upper') word = word.toUpperCase();\n                else if (casing === 'title') word = word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1);\n                \n                selectedWords.push(word);\n            }\n\n            const passphrase = selectedWords.join(sep);\n            document.getElementById('wp-xkcd-output').value = passphrase;\n            \n            \/\/ Entropy Calculation: E = count * log2(poolSize)\n            \/\/ Plus structured bonus if separators break dictionary attacks\n            const entropy = count * Math.log2(pool.length);\n            updateXkcdStrength(entropy, count);\n        }\n\n        function updateXkcdStrength(entropy, count) {\n            const bar = document.getElementById('pwd-strength-bar');\n            const text = document.getElementById('xkcd-strength-text');\n            \n            let label = \"Medium\";\n            let color = \"#f1c40f\"; 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