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Practical account-security tools

Generate a local random password and read how sign-in choices connect with a sensible recovery plan.

A random password can help with one part of account security: choosing a secret that is difficult to predict. Use a different password for each account and store it through a password manager you trust. The generator does not save your output or evaluate the recovery settings of the account where you use it.

Read the passkey explainer below before treating a sign-in upgrade as a complete plan. Device access, recovery methods and shared-account arrangements deserve attention too. A useful setup should remain understandable when a device is unavailable, not only when the first login succeeds.

Read the account-recovery explainer

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