Email Address Generator

Generates unique email addresses based on the website hostname and the current time.

Add-on stats

By: TriLinder
Users: 30 ▲ 3
Version: 1.1 (Last updated: 2024-07-22)
Creation date: 2024-05-28
Weekly download count: 2
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • clipboardWrite
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 13.29K
URLs: Website

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Add-on summary

An add-on for generating unique email aliases for a domain with a catch-all email address set-up.

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The email addresses are generated in the following format: <site-identifier>.<encoded-timestamp><format-version>@<email-domain>

Components:

  1. Site identifier:
    • Derived from the hostname of the current site
    • Dots are replaced with hyphens
    • The www. prefix is removed
    • Example: https://www.mail.google.commail-google-com
  2. Encoded timestamp:
    • Represents the time the email address was generated in seconds since May 1st, 2024 00:00 UTC
    • The value is encoded into a string using this alphabet abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789_
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Email Address Generator requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Email Address Generator may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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