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I'm not a security expert, but I'd appreciate any comments from anyone who is. My main concern is how random is "random?" I know there are ways to measure rando

• badmonday 7mo ago
  Good question and worth being transparent about. The primary path uses OpenAI's API with high temperature (1.4) to generate words, so the randomness comes from the model's sampling process rather than a dedicated cryptographic random source. When the API is unavailable or rate-limited, the fallback selects from a ~2,000-word list using crypto.getRandomValues(), which is cryptographically secure. The security model follows the XKCD argument — entropy comes from the number of possible word combinations. With the local wordlist, a 4-word passphrase gives ~44 bits of entropy (2032^4 ≈ 1.7 × 10^13 combinations), 5 words gives ~55 bits, and 7 words gives ~77 bits. That said, if you need guaranteed cryptographic randomness, a dedicated password manager like Bitwarden or 1Password is the right tool. This is aimed more at the "I need something memorable I can actually type" use case.