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Instant Entropy

Secure keys in one command

Stop using online password generators for your secrets. You are leaking data before you even use it.

If you have a terminal, you have a generator.

"Randomness is not a feature, it's a requirement."

Here is the only command you need for API keys, salts, or passwords:

openssl rand -base64 64

Why it handles business

  1. Native: It's already installed on your machine (Mac/Linux).
  2. Strong: Cryptographically secure pseudo-random bytes.
  3. Private: No network requests, no logs, no third-party tracking.

Need a specific length? Change the 64 to whatever byte count you need.

Generate it, paste it, forget it.

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