These are the basic steps in using PswGen, it looks a bit different in newer versions but in the essence it’s the same.


Enter passphrase twice if using PswGen the first time and once the following times:

Enter passphrase


Enter website and login information:

Enter website and login information


Enter password generation parameters:

Enter password generation parameters


Save website information in services file:

Save website information in services file


Open website in browser and copy login information to clipboard:

Open website in browser and copy login information to clipboard


Copy generated password to clipboard:

Copy generated password to clipboard


Generated password depends on these values:

Generated password depends on these values


In rare cases enter password twice and save it along with website information:

In rare cases enter password twice and save it along with website information


Choose last changed date as additional information and sort by it:

Choose last changed date as additional information and sort by it