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Security & Crypto Tools

Salt Generator

Generate random salts for password hashing, in hex or Base64 URL.

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What is Salt?

A salt generator: random bytes sized for password-hashing best practice, in your choice of encoding.

How it works

crypto.getRandomValues produces the bytes; they're rendered as hex or Base64 URL at the requested length (default 16 bytes / 128 bits).

  1. Enter your input. Type or paste your input into the field above — the tool responds instantly.
  2. Review the result. Output updates live as you type. Everything runs entirely in your browser.
  3. Copy or download. Use the Copy button to grab the result, or Download to save it as a file.

Examples

Realistic sample

Paste or type any realistic input — the tool computes the result locally and instantly.

Common mistakes

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Nothing is uploaded — every tool in this category runs entirely in your browser.

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