# bacher09/pwgen-for-bios

Password generator for BIOS

Repository: https://github.com/bacher09/pwgen-for-bios
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pwgen-for-bios
Homepage: http://bios-pw.org/
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: bios, keygen, password
Last push: 2026-02-05T02:39:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5342, "days_push": 210, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1433, forks 332 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.293882+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of master password generators for various BIOS/UEFI firmware from vendors like Dell, HP, Asus, Samsung, and Sony. It powers the bios-pw.org website and helps recover access to laptops locked by forgotten BIOS passwords.

## Use cases
- generate a master BIOS password for a Dell laptop from its service tag
- unlock a laptop with a forgotten BIOS password
- recover BIOS password from Insyde H20 hash code
- get a master password for a Samsung or Sony laptop serial number
- self-host a BIOS password generator tool

## When to choose
- you need to recover a BIOS/UEFI password for a supported vendor's laptop
- you want an offline or self-hosted alternative to bios-pw.org
- you need a scriptable keygen for many supported BIOS hash formats

## When to avoid
- your BIOS vendor or hash format is not in the supported list
- you need to bypass disk encryption or OS-level authentication rather than firmware passwords
- you want a general-purpose password manager or generator

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, reverse-engineering, cli
- domain: security, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: bios-password, uefi, keygen, password-recovery, laptop, web

## Member repositories
- bacher09/pwgen-for-bios (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.293882+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:57.237112+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bacher09/pwgen-for-bios (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.293882+00:00, sha c24fac5dc6a9)
  - homepage: http://bios-pw.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:48:23.271088+00:00, sha 44ffd7aa9898)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.