PIN generator
Random PIN codes made in your browser, without birthdays or easy patterns.
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What makes a PIN safe
A PIN is too short to be strong the way a password is. It stays safe because the phone or card locks after a few wrong tries. What matters is not being one of the PINs people guess first.
| Digits | Combinations |
|---|---|
| 4 | 10,000 |
| 6 | 1,000,000Default |
| 8 | 100,000,000 |
| 12 | 1,000,000,000,000 |
In a well-known analysis of 3.4 million real PINs, 1234, 1111 and 0000 alone made up almost one in five.
No birthdays
Dates are the next thing people try. With the option on, 4-digit PINs that read as a day and month are skipped.
No patterns
Repeats, sequences and keypad lines like 2580 are left out.
One per card
If someone sees one PIN over your shoulder, it shouldn’t unlock everything else.
Questions
Is a 4-digit PIN safe?
For a bank card or phone that locks after a few tries, a random 4-digit PIN is reasonable. Use 6 digits when you can, especially on your phone.
Should I use the same PIN everywhere?
No. Use a different PIN for your phone, each card and your SIM, so one leak doesn’t open the rest.
Does skipping easy PINs make them less random?
Barely. It removes a small set of PINs that attackers try first, and every remaining PIN is still drawn at random.