diff --git a/src/lib/temp-password.ts b/src/lib/temp-password.ts
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+// Generate a readable temporary password (no ambiguous chars) for new accounts.
+export function genTempPassword(len = 12): string {
+  const chars = "ABCDEFGHJKMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnpqrstuvwxyz23456789";
+  const arr = new Uint32Array(len);
+  crypto.getRandomValues(arr);
+  return Array.from(arr, (n) => chars[n % chars.length]).join("");
+}