Hawkpass For Mac

Hawkpass offers you the possibility to generate random passphrases that are both secure and easy to remember.

The utility is a desktop client for the web application with the same name: you can opt to use the passphrases generator as a separate desktop app, or just access it via a web browser if you are on the go, even on mobile devices.

To start using the Hawkpass application, you must begin by moving your mouse to add entropy to the generator. The application is collecting the mouse movements and uses the entropy when creating new passwords.

Moreover, Hawkpass is applying the Diceware method of generating passphrases: random words are selected from a predefined list that assigns a five-digit number to each entry. To select a single word from this list, a dice has to “roll” five times (all the digits are between 1 and 6).

To let you know how safe is the generated passphrase, Hawkpass calculates how much time it would take to perform a 50% search of the total keyspace, assuming that someone could guess a trillion keys per second.

Hawkpass allows you to create passwords using the standard pattern, yet you can also tweak the results by choosing to include numbers, symbols, spaces, or more words. Note that as you add more elements, the passphrase security increases.

All you have to do next is select the generated password to your clipboard and paste it wherever you want to use it. You can easily clear the generator when you are done, and create a new passkey with a simple mouse click.

To sum up, Hawkpass proposes a fast solution for generating safe and easy to remember passphrases, yet the app, as far as workflow or appearance is concerned, does not come with any customization options.