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Life & fun · May 24, 2014

Abbrase – password generation by abbreviated phrases

password generation based on abbreviating phrases made with markov chains - rmmh/abbrase

Abbrase – password generation by abbreviated phrases launched on May 24, 2014 with 20 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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Abbrase generates passwords by creating abbreviated phrases using Markov chains. It takes random phrases and condenses them into shortened character sequences to produce password strings. The tool is designed for users who want password generation based on linguistic patterns rather than purely random characters. It's available as open-source software on GitHub.

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