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Easy to read back
Lowercase letters and numbers without 0, 1, i, l, or o, grouped like k7m3-p9xq-4tdw, so nobody misreads a code over the phone.
Free tool · Runs in your browser
Recovery codes and
emergency kit.
Make one-time backup codes for systems you manage, and print a one-page emergency access kit so someone you trust can get into your accounts if they have to. Everything is made on your device and nothing is sent.
generating…
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NATO phonetic alphabet. Say “capital” or “lowercase” before each letter.
Preset
Length
16 characters
Only symbols typed the same way on US, UK, Spanish and Latin American keyboards, with no AltGr or accent keys: ! $ % & * ( ) - _ = + . , : ; / ?
l 1 I O 0
Randomness
Roll five dice, or one die five times, and type the numbers in order. Each group of five picks one word. Spaces don't matter, and your rolls never leave this page. In English, this is the EFF dice method, so your words match the printed EFF list.
Words
6 words
Word language
Separator
Words come from the EFF long wordlist (7,776 words, CC BY 3.0 US).
7,776 common Spanish words with no accents, so they type the same on any keyboard. Built by Veteran Solutions from wordfreq data (CC BY-SA 4.0); list license and credits.
Length
6 digits
Skips repeats (1111, 1212), runs (1234, 2468), keypad lines (2580), doubled digits (1122), and years or dates (1985, 0704, 071589). A PIN is only safe where the device locks or wipes after a few wrong tries, like a phone, bank card, or door lock. Use 6 digits or more when you can, and never use a PIN as a password.
How many
10 codes
Code length
Characters
Backup or break-glass codes for a system you manage, or a shared account's recovery sheet. Letters skip look-alikes (0, 1, i, l, o), and every code is unique. For a website's own recovery codes, keep the ones the site gives you. The emergency kit is a one-page sheet you fill in by hand; only these codes are printed on it.
Optional. Sends only the first 5 characters of a SHA-1 hash to Have I Been Pwned. Your password never leaves this page.
The strength check runs on your device and is a rough estimate. It spots common words, sequences, keyboard patterns, repeats, and years. Nothing is sent unless you click Check breaches.
Wi-Fi QR codemade on this device
Enter your network name to make a QR code guests can scan to join.
Network
Password
Set your router to this password first, then print the card. The code uses the standard WPA format, which iPhone and Android cameras read for WPA2 and WPA3 networks. Your network name never leaves this page.
Bulk generate
Uses the settings above, up to 500. With usernames, you get one row per user and no password contains its username. Usernames stay on this page.
Every password is generated locally, right in your browser, using its built-in cryptographic random generator. Nothing you generate here is ever stored, logged, or transmitted — not to Veteran Solutions, not to anyone. The only outside request is the optional breach check in Check mode, which sends 5 characters of a hash, never the password.
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How it works
Backup codes that are easy to read and hard to guess.
Codes are grouped in fours, skip characters that look alike, and are never repeated within a set.
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Strong enough to stand alone
A 12-character code is about 59 bits and a 16-character code about 79 bits, plenty for one-time codes on a system that limits wrong tries.
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Printable emergency kit
One page with your codes and blank lines to fill in by hand for your password manager, main email, and devices.
Who it's for
When to use these codes, and how to keep them.
- IT admins: break-glass codes for an emergency admin account, or one-time codes for a system you built.
- Small businesses: a recovery sheet for shared accounts, kept with the owner or in the office safe.
- Families: print the emergency kit, fill it in by hand, and keep it with your will or in a fireproof box.
- Website recovery codes: when a site like Google or Microsoft gives you its own codes, keep those. You can write them on the blank kit.
- Storage: paper in a safe place, or your password manager. Don't keep them only on the device they protect, and cross each code off after use.
FAQ
Common questions.
What are recovery codes?
They are one-time backup codes that let you in when your usual sign-in method, like a phone app or security key, isn't available. Each code works once. This page makes them for systems you manage; websites give you their own.
How should I store recovery codes?
On paper in a safe place, or in your password manager. Don't store them only on the phone or computer they protect, don't photograph them, and cross each code off after you use it.
What goes in the emergency kit?
One page with sections for your password manager, main email account, recovery codes, phone and computer passcodes, and who may use the kit. Only the codes are printed; you fill in the rest by hand so nothing sensitive is ever typed into a computer.
Why are 0, 1, i, l and o left out?
They are easy to confuse when reading or typing (0 and o, 1 and l and i). Leaving them out still leaves 31 characters, so a 12-character code is about 59 bits.
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