How can I make random names for email addresses? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by manito_manopla@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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There is the diceware method to make passwords random and strong to crack. But is it advisable to use this method to make random names for email addresses? That is the concern I have, when a person makes a random email address, they inevitably introduce things with which they can be identified, breaking the previously stated randomness, what ways are there to avoid this?

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[-] colournoun@beehaw.org 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

https://simplelogin.io/ (owned by Proton) is great for this. They have a feature to generate an email address by random word or even by uuid.

this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2024

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