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API Security Advanced Web Application Firewall HTTP User Agents Magic Links Mutual TLS (mTLS) Nginx Hardening Penetration Testing SAST and SCA Semgrep (Open Source Edition) Web Application Firewall Web Server Hardening

AI Model Security Assessment MCP Security Assessment

Securing Cloud Storage Buckets

Encryption Post-Quantum Cryptography SSL/TLS Certificates Windows Server Certificate Authority (AD CS)

Data Security Posture Management

Database Encryption in SQL Server SQL Server Hardening

Application Control CrowdStrike Falcon: Configuration & Settings Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) ThreatLocker: Application Control Configuration Windows Server Hardening Windows Workstation Hardening

Frameworks Overview

Customer Identity Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Passwords

SSH Hardening Scanning Hosts and Networks with Nmap

Open Source Security Software

Tools

Header Analyzer Password Checker SSL/TLS Checker ASN / WHOIS Subnet Calculator DNS Lookup JWT Decoder Hash Tools Encoder / Decoder Email Security Glossary ATT&CK Password Gen

Password & Passphrase Generator

Cryptographically random — generated entirely in your browser, never sent to any server

Additional passwords

Settings

Length

chars

8Recommended: 20+64

Character sets

Uppercase

A–Z

Lowercase

a–z

Numbers

0–9

Symbols

!@#$%^&*

Exclude ambiguous characters

Removes 0, O, 1, l, I — easier to read and type

Require all selected sets

Guarantees at least one char from each enabled set

Generate 5 at once

Shows 4 extra alternatives below

Settings

Number of words

words

3Recommended: 6+10

Separator

Capitalise each word

First letter of every word becomes uppercase

Append a number

Adds 2-digit number at the end (satisfies many policies)

Append a symbol

Adds one symbol character at the end

Leet speak substitutions

Replaces letters with numbers & symbols — adds complexity while keeping words recognisable

Substitution intensity 50%

SubtleAggressive

a→@ e→3 i→! o→0 s→$ t→7 b→8 g→9 l→1 z→2

Generate 5 at once

Shows 4 extra alternatives below

Security note: All generation uses crypto.getRandomValues() — the browser's cryptographically secure random number generator. Nothing is transmitted or stored.