diff --git a/common/components/PrintableWallet/index.tsx b/common/components/PrintableWallet/index.tsx
index f22d811c..f3db5211 100644
--- a/common/components/PrintableWallet/index.tsx
+++ b/common/components/PrintableWallet/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { PaperWallet } from 'components';
-import { IFullWallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
 import React from 'react';
 import { translateRaw } from 'translations';
 import printElement from 'utils/printElement';
@@ -26,23 +25,23 @@ export const print = (address: string, privateKey: string) => () =>
     `
   });
 
-const PrintableWallet: React.SFC<{ wallet: IFullWallet }> = ({ wallet }) => {
-  const address = wallet.getAddressString();
-  const privateKey = stripHexPrefix(wallet.getPrivateKeyString());
+interface Props {
+  address: string;
+  privateKey: string;
+}
 
-  if (!address || !privateKey) {
-    return null;
-  }
+const PrintableWallet: React.SFC<Props> = ({ address, privateKey }) => {
+  const pkey = stripHexPrefix(privateKey);
 
   return (
     <div>
-      <PaperWallet address={address} privateKey={privateKey} />
+      <PaperWallet address={address} privateKey={pkey} />
       <a
         role="button"
         aria-label={translateRaw('x_Print')}
         aria-describedby="x_PrintDesc"
         className="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block"
-        onClick={print(address, privateKey)}
+        onClick={print(address, pkey)}
         style={{ margin: '10px auto 0', maxWidth: '260px' }}
       >
         {translateRaw('x_Print')}
diff --git a/common/components/TogglablePassword.tsx b/common/components/TogglablePassword.tsx
index 8c66fde7..a4e3243a 100644
--- a/common/components/TogglablePassword.tsx
+++ b/common/components/TogglablePassword.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ interface Props {
   toggleAriaLabel?: string;
   isValid?: boolean;
   isVisible?: boolean;
+  validity?: 'valid' | 'invalid' | 'semivalid';
 
   // Textarea-only props
   isTextareaWhenVisible?: boolean;
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ interface Props {
 
   // Shared callbacks
   onChange?(ev: React.FormEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement>): void;
+  onFocus?(ev: React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement>): void;
+  onBlur?(ev: React.FocusEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement>): void;
   handleToggleVisibility?(): void;
 }
 
@@ -48,14 +51,19 @@ export default class TogglablePassword extends React.PureComponent<Props, State>
       name,
       disabled,
       ariaLabel,
+      toggleAriaLabel,
+      validity,
       isTextareaWhenVisible,
       isValid,
       onChange,
+      onFocus,
+      onBlur,
       handleToggleVisibility
     } = this.props;
     const { isVisible } = this.state;
-    const validClass =
-      isValid === null || isValid === undefined ? '' : isValid ? 'is-valid' : 'is-invalid';
+    const validClass = validity
+      ? `is-${validity}`
+      : isValid === null || isValid === undefined ? '' : isValid ? 'is-valid' : 'is-invalid';
 
     return (
       <div className="TogglablePassword input-group">
@@ -67,6 +75,8 @@ export default class TogglablePassword extends React.PureComponent<Props, State>
             disabled={disabled}
             onChange={onChange}
             onKeyDown={this.handleTextareaKeyDown}
+            onFocus={onFocus}
+            onBlur={onBlur}
             placeholder={placeholder}
             rows={this.props.rows || 3}
             aria-label={ariaLabel}
@@ -80,12 +90,14 @@ export default class TogglablePassword extends React.PureComponent<Props, State>
             className={`form-control ${validClass}`}
             placeholder={placeholder}
             onChange={onChange}
+            onFocus={onFocus}
+            onBlur={onBlur}
             aria-label={ariaLabel}
           />
         )}
         <span
           onClick={handleToggleVisibility || this.toggleVisibility}
-          aria-label="show private key"
+          aria-label={toggleAriaLabel}
           role="button"
           className="TogglablePassword-toggle input-group-addon"
         >
diff --git a/common/config/data.tsx b/common/config/data.tsx
index b23b0320..c7c1edf7 100644
--- a/common/config/data.tsx
+++ b/common/config/data.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export const languages = require('./languages.json');
 
 // Displays in the header
 export const VERSION = '4.0.0 (Alpha 0.1.0)';
-export const N_FACTOR = 1024;
+export const N_FACTOR = 8192;
 
 // Displays at the top of the site, make message empty string to remove.
 // Type can be primary, warning, danger, success, or info.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const gasPriceDefaults = {
   gasPriceMaxGwei: 60
 };
 
-export const MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH = 9;
+export const MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH = 12;
 
 export const knowledgeBaseURL = 'https://myetherwallet.github.io/knowledge-base';
 export const bityReferralURL = 'https://bity.com/af/jshkb37v';
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/DownloadWallet.tsx b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/DownloadWallet.tsx
index ac72b46c..f8a31387 100644
--- a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/DownloadWallet.tsx
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/DownloadWallet.tsx
@@ -1,42 +1,28 @@
-import { IFullWallet, IV3Wallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
-import { toChecksumAddress } from 'ethereumjs-util';
+import { IV3Wallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import translate from 'translations';
 import { makeBlob } from 'utils/blob';
 import './DownloadWallet.scss';
 import Template from '../Template';
-import { N_FACTOR } from 'config';
 
 interface Props {
-  wallet: IFullWallet;
-  password: string;
+  keystore: IV3Wallet;
+  filename: string;
   continue(): void;
 }
 
 interface State {
   hasDownloadedWallet: boolean;
-  keystore: IV3Wallet | null;
 }
 
 export default class DownloadWallet extends Component<Props, State> {
   public state: State = {
-    hasDownloadedWallet: false,
-    keystore: null
+    hasDownloadedWallet: false
   };
 
-  public componentWillMount() {
-    this.setWallet(this.props.wallet, this.props.password);
-  }
-
-  public componentWillUpdate(nextProps: Props) {
-    if (this.props.wallet !== nextProps.wallet) {
-      this.setWallet(nextProps.wallet, nextProps.password);
-    }
-  }
-
   public render() {
+    const { filename } = this.props;
     const { hasDownloadedWallet } = this.state;
-    const filename = this.props.wallet.getV3Filename();
 
     return (
       <Template>
@@ -82,20 +68,9 @@ export default class DownloadWallet extends Component<Props, State> {
     );
   }
 
-  public getBlob = () =>
-    (this.state.keystore && makeBlob('text/json;charset=UTF-8', this.state.keystore)) || undefined;
-
-  private markDownloaded = () =>
-    this.state.keystore && this.setState({ hasDownloadedWallet: true });
+  public getBlob = () => makeBlob('text/json;charset=UTF-8', this.props.keystore);
 
   private handleContinue = () => this.state.hasDownloadedWallet && this.props.continue();
 
-  private setWallet(wallet: IFullWallet, password: string) {
-    const keystore = wallet.toV3(password, { n: N_FACTOR });
-    keystore.address = toChecksumAddress(keystore.address);
-    this.setState({ keystore });
-  }
-
-  private handleDownloadKeystore = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) =>
-    this.state.keystore ? this.markDownloaded() : e.preventDefault();
+  private handleDownloadKeystore = () => this.setState({ hasDownloadedWallet: true });
 }
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/EnterPassword.scss b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/EnterPassword.scss
index 716b0c51..612b8d50 100644
--- a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/EnterPassword.scss
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/EnterPassword.scss
@@ -1,22 +1,33 @@
 @import "common/sass/variables";
 
+$pw-max-width: 40rem;
+
 .EnterPw {
   &-title {
     margin: $space auto $space * 2.5;
   }
 
   &-password {
-    max-width: 40rem;
+    position: relative;
+    max-width: $pw-max-width;
     width: 100%;
     margin: 0 auto $space;
 
     &-label {
       margin-bottom: $space;
     }
+
+    &-feedback {
+      position: absolute;
+      bottom: -$space;
+      top: 100%;
+      text-align: left;
+      font-size: $font-size-small;
+    }
   }
 
   &-submit {
-    max-width: 16rem;
-    margin: 0 auto $space * 3;
+    max-width: $pw-max-width;
+    margin: $space auto $space * 3;
   }
 }
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/EnterPassword.tsx b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/EnterPassword.tsx
index b8ce67fe..5411695e 100644
--- a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/EnterPassword.tsx
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/EnterPassword.tsx
@@ -1,30 +1,42 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import zxcvbn, { ZXCVBNResult } from 'zxcvbn';
 import translate, { translateRaw } from 'translations';
 import { MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH } from 'config';
 import { TogglablePassword } from 'components';
+import { Spinner } from 'components/ui';
 import Template from '../Template';
 import './EnterPassword.scss';
 
 interface Props {
+  isGenerating: boolean;
   continue(pw: string): void;
 }
 
 interface State {
   password: string;
-  isPasswordValid: boolean;
+  confirmedPassword: string;
+  passwordValidation: ZXCVBNResult | null;
+  feedback: string;
 }
 export default class EnterPassword extends Component<Props, State> {
-  public state = {
+  public state: State = {
     password: '',
-    isPasswordValid: false
+    confirmedPassword: '',
+    passwordValidation: null,
+    feedback: ''
   };
 
   public render() {
-    const { password, isPasswordValid } = this.state;
+    const { isGenerating } = this.props;
+    const { password, confirmedPassword, feedback } = this.state;
+    const passwordValidity = this.getPasswordValidity();
+    const isPasswordValid = passwordValidity === 'valid';
+    const isConfirmValid = confirmedPassword ? password === confirmedPassword : undefined;
+    const canSubmit = isPasswordValid && isConfirmValid && !isGenerating;
 
     return (
       <Template>
-        <div className="EnterPw">
+        <form className="EnterPw" onSubmit={canSubmit ? this.handleSubmit : undefined}>
           <h1 className="EnterPw-title" aria-live="polite">
             Generate a {translate('x_Keystore2')}
           </h1>
@@ -33,36 +45,114 @@ export default class EnterPassword extends Component<Props, State> {
             <h4 className="EnterPw-password-label">{translate('GEN_Label_1')}</h4>
             <TogglablePassword
               value={password}
-              placeholder={translateRaw('GEN_Placeholder_1')}
+              placeholder={`Password must be uncommon and ${MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH}+ characters long`}
+              validity={passwordValidity}
               ariaLabel={translateRaw('GEN_Aria_1')}
               toggleAriaLabel={translateRaw('GEN_Aria_2')}
-              isValid={isPasswordValid}
               onChange={this.onPasswordChange}
+              onBlur={this.showFeedback}
+            />
+            {!isPasswordValid &&
+              feedback && (
+                <p className={`EnterPw-password-feedback help-block is-${passwordValidity}`}>
+                  {feedback}
+                </p>
+              )}
+          </label>
+
+          <label className="EnterPw-password">
+            <h4 className="EnterPw-password-label">Confirm password</h4>
+            <TogglablePassword
+              value={confirmedPassword}
+              placeholder={translateRaw('GEN_Placeholder_1')}
+              ariaLabel="Confirm Password"
+              toggleAriaLabel="toggle confirm password visibility"
+              isValid={isConfirmValid}
+              onChange={this.onConfirmChange}
             />
           </label>
 
-          <button
-            onClick={this.onClickGenerateFile}
-            disabled={!isPasswordValid}
-            className="EnterPw-submit btn btn-primary btn-block"
-          >
-            {translate('NAV_GenerateWallet')}
+          <button disabled={!canSubmit} className="EnterPw-submit btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block">
+            {isGenerating ? <Spinner light={true} /> : translate('NAV_GenerateWallet')}
           </button>
 
           <p className="EnterPw-warning">{translate('x_PasswordDesc')}</p>
-        </div>
+        </form>
       </Template>
     );
   }
-  private onClickGenerateFile = () => {
+
+  private getPasswordValidity(): 'valid' | 'invalid' | 'semivalid' | undefined {
+    const { password, passwordValidation } = this.state;
+
+    if (!password) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    if (password.length < MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH) {
+      return 'invalid';
+    }
+
+    if (passwordValidation && passwordValidation.score < 3) {
+      return 'semivalid';
+    }
+
+    return 'valid';
+  }
+
+  private getFeedback() {
+    let feedback = '';
+    const validity = this.getPasswordValidity();
+
+    if (validity !== 'valid') {
+      const { password, passwordValidation } = this.state;
+
+      if (password.length < MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH) {
+        feedback = `Password must be ${MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH}+ characters`;
+      } else if (passwordValidation && passwordValidation.feedback) {
+        feedback = `This password is not strong enough. ${passwordValidation.feedback.warning}.`;
+      } else {
+        feedback = 'There is something invalid about your password. Please try another.';
+      }
+    }
+
+    return feedback;
+  }
+
+  private handleSubmit = (ev: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
+    ev.preventDefault();
     this.props.continue(this.state.password);
   };
 
-  private onPasswordChange = (e: any) => {
-    const password = e.target.value;
-    this.setState({
-      isPasswordValid: password.length >= MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH,
-      password
-    });
+  private onPasswordChange = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const password = e.currentTarget.value;
+    const passwordValidation = password ? zxcvbn(password) : null;
+
+    this.setState(
+      {
+        password,
+        passwordValidation,
+        feedback: ''
+      },
+      () => {
+        if (password.length >= MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH) {
+          this.showFeedback();
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  };
+
+  private onConfirmChange = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    this.setState({ confirmedPassword: e.currentTarget.value });
+  };
+
+  private showFeedback = () => {
+    const { password, passwordValidation } = this.state;
+    if (!password) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const feedback = this.getFeedback();
+    this.setState({ passwordValidation, feedback });
   };
 }
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/Keystore.tsx b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/Keystore.tsx
index 6812754a..8bfb7016 100644
--- a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/Keystore.tsx
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/Keystore.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { generate, IFullWallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
+import { IV3Wallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { generateKeystore } from 'libs/web-workers';
 import { WalletType } from '../../GenerateWallet';
 import Template from '../Template';
 import DownloadWallet from './DownloadWallet';
@@ -17,36 +18,54 @@ export enum Steps {
 interface State {
   activeStep: Steps;
   password: string;
-  wallet: IFullWallet | null | undefined;
+  keystore: IV3Wallet | null | undefined;
+  filename: string;
+  privateKey: string;
+  isGenerating: boolean;
 }
 
 export default class GenerateKeystore extends Component<{}, State> {
   public state: State = {
     activeStep: Steps.Password,
     password: '',
-    wallet: null
+    keystore: null,
+    filename: '',
+    privateKey: '',
+    isGenerating: false
   };
 
   public render() {
-    const { activeStep, wallet, password } = this.state;
+    const { activeStep, keystore, privateKey, filename, isGenerating } = this.state;
     let content;
 
     switch (activeStep) {
       case Steps.Password:
-        content = <EnterPassword continue={this.generateWalletAndContinue} />;
+        content = (
+          <EnterPassword continue={this.generateWalletAndContinue} isGenerating={isGenerating} />
+        );
         break;
 
       case Steps.Download:
-        if (wallet) {
+        if (keystore) {
           content = (
-            <DownloadWallet wallet={wallet} password={password} continue={this.continueToPaper} />
+            <DownloadWallet
+              keystore={keystore}
+              filename={filename}
+              continue={this.continueToPaper}
+            />
           );
         }
         break;
 
       case Steps.Paper:
-        if (wallet) {
-          content = <PaperWallet wallet={wallet} continue={this.continueToFinal} />;
+        if (keystore) {
+          content = (
+            <PaperWallet
+              keystore={keystore}
+              privateKey={privateKey}
+              continue={this.continueToFinal}
+            />
+          );
         }
         break;
 
@@ -66,10 +85,17 @@ export default class GenerateKeystore extends Component<{}, State> {
   }
 
   private generateWalletAndContinue = (password: string) => {
-    this.setState({
-      password,
-      activeStep: Steps.Download,
-      wallet: generate()
+    this.setState({ isGenerating: true });
+
+    generateKeystore(password).then(res => {
+      this.setState({
+        password,
+        activeStep: Steps.Download,
+        keystore: res.keystore,
+        filename: res.filename,
+        privateKey: res.privateKey,
+        isGenerating: false
+      });
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/PaperWallet.tsx b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/PaperWallet.tsx
index 440f0430..8f121dc8 100644
--- a/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/PaperWallet.tsx
+++ b/common/containers/Tabs/GenerateWallet/components/Keystore/PaperWallet.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import PrintableWallet from 'components/PrintableWallet';
-import { IFullWallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
+import { IV3Wallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
 import React from 'react';
 import translate from 'translations';
 import { stripHexPrefix } from 'libs/values';
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import './PaperWallet.scss';
 import Template from '../Template';
 
 interface Props {
-  wallet: IFullWallet;
+  keystore: IV3Wallet;
+  privateKey: string;
   continue(): void;
 }
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ const PaperWallet: React.SFC<Props> = props => (
       <h1 className="GenPaper-title">{translate('GEN_Label_5')}</h1>
       <input
         className="GenPaper-private form-control"
-        value={stripHexPrefix(props.wallet.getPrivateKeyString())}
+        value={stripHexPrefix(props.privateKey)}
         aria-label={translate('x_PrivKey')}
         aria-describedby="x_PrivKeyDesc"
         type="text"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const PaperWallet: React.SFC<Props> = props => (
       {/* Download Paper Wallet */}
       <h1 className="GenPaper-title">{translate('x_Print')}</h1>
       <div className="GenPaper-paper">
-        <PrintableWallet wallet={props.wallet} />
+        <PrintableWallet address={props.keystore.address} privateKey={props.privateKey} />
       </div>
 
       {/* Warning */}
diff --git a/common/libs/wallet/non-deterministic/wallets.ts b/common/libs/wallet/non-deterministic/wallets.ts
index 3d1260fc..07aec4ef 100644
--- a/common/libs/wallet/non-deterministic/wallets.ts
+++ b/common/libs/wallet/non-deterministic/wallets.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { fromPrivateKey, fromEthSale } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
 import { fromEtherWallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet/thirdparty';
 import { signWrapper } from './helpers';
 import { decryptPrivKey } from 'libs/decrypt';
-import { fromV3 } from 'libs/web-workers/scrypt-wrapper';
+import { fromV3 } from 'libs/web-workers';
 import Web3Wallet from './web3';
 import AddressOnlyWallet from './address';
 
diff --git a/common/libs/web-workers/scrypt-wrapper.ts b/common/libs/web-workers/fromV3.ts
similarity index 54%
rename from common/libs/web-workers/scrypt-wrapper.ts
rename to common/libs/web-workers/fromV3.ts
index 4e6bf37b..941545bd 100644
--- a/common/libs/web-workers/scrypt-wrapper.ts
+++ b/common/libs/web-workers/fromV3.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import { IFullWallet, fromPrivateKey } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
 import { toBuffer } from 'ethereumjs-util';
-import Worker from 'worker-loader!./workers/scrypt-worker.worker.ts';
+import Worker from 'worker-loader!./workers/fromV3.worker.ts';
 
-export const fromV3 = (
+export default function fromV3(
   keystore: string,
   password: string,
   nonStrict: boolean
-): Promise<IFullWallet> => {
+): Promise<IFullWallet> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const scryptWorker = new Worker();
-    scryptWorker.postMessage({ keystore, password, nonStrict });
-    scryptWorker.onmessage = event => {
-      const data: string = event.data;
+    const worker = new Worker();
+    worker.postMessage({ keystore, password, nonStrict });
+    worker.onmessage = (ev: MessageEvent) => {
+      const data = ev.data;
       try {
         const wallet = fromPrivateKey(toBuffer(data));
         resolve(wallet);
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ export const fromV3 = (
       }
     };
   });
-};
+}
diff --git a/common/libs/web-workers/generateKeystore.ts b/common/libs/web-workers/generateKeystore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87072c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/libs/web-workers/generateKeystore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { IV3Wallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
+import { N_FACTOR } from 'config';
+import Worker from 'worker-loader!./workers/generateKeystore.worker.ts';
+
+interface KeystorePayload {
+  filename: string;
+  keystore: IV3Wallet;
+  privateKey: string;
+}
+
+export default function generateKeystore(password: string): Promise<KeystorePayload> {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    const worker = new Worker();
+    worker.postMessage({ password, N_FACTOR });
+    worker.onmessage = (ev: MessageEvent) => {
+      const filename: string = ev.data.filename;
+      const privateKey: string = ev.data.privateKey;
+      const keystore: IV3Wallet = ev.data.keystore;
+      resolve({ keystore, filename, privateKey });
+    };
+  });
+}
diff --git a/common/libs/web-workers/index.ts b/common/libs/web-workers/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5c98302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/libs/web-workers/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { default as fromV3 } from './fromV3';
+export { default as generateKeystore } from './generateKeystore';
diff --git a/common/libs/web-workers/workers/scrypt-worker.worker.ts b/common/libs/web-workers/workers/fromV3.worker.ts
similarity index 62%
rename from common/libs/web-workers/workers/scrypt-worker.worker.ts
rename to common/libs/web-workers/workers/fromV3.worker.ts
index 38df1d1d..1929ac7b 100644
--- a/common/libs/web-workers/workers/scrypt-worker.worker.ts
+++ b/common/libs/web-workers/workers/fromV3.worker.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import { fromV3, IFullWallet } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
 
-const scryptWorker: Worker = self as any;
+const worker: Worker = self as any;
 interface DecryptionParameters {
   keystore: string;
   password: string;
   nonStrict: boolean;
 }
 
-scryptWorker.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
+worker.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
   const info: DecryptionParameters = event.data;
   try {
     const rawKeystore: IFullWallet = fromV3(info.keystore, info.password, info.nonStrict);
-    scryptWorker.postMessage(rawKeystore.getPrivateKeyString());
+    worker.postMessage(rawKeystore.getPrivateKeyString());
   } catch (e) {
-    scryptWorker.postMessage(e.message);
+    worker.postMessage(e.message);
   }
 };
diff --git a/common/libs/web-workers/workers/generateKeystore.worker.ts b/common/libs/web-workers/workers/generateKeystore.worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8737351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/libs/web-workers/workers/generateKeystore.worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { generate } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
+import { toChecksumAddress } from 'ethereumjs-util';
+
+const worker: Worker = self as any;
+
+interface GenerateParameters {
+  password: string;
+  N_FACTOR: number;
+}
+
+worker.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
+  const info: GenerateParameters = event.data;
+  const wallet = generate();
+  const filename = wallet.getV3Filename();
+  const privateKey = wallet.getPrivateKeyString();
+  const keystore = wallet.toV3(info.password, { n: info.N_FACTOR });
+  keystore.address = toChecksumAddress(keystore.address);
+  worker.postMessage({ keystore, filename, privateKey });
+};
diff --git a/common/sass/styles/overrides/forms.scss b/common/sass/styles/overrides/forms.scss
index 4277d4b6..5571b27a 100644
--- a/common/sass/styles/overrides/forms.scss
+++ b/common/sass/styles/overrides/forms.scss
@@ -83,3 +83,17 @@ select.form-control {
     @include form-control-state($brand-warning);
   }
 }
+
+.help-block {
+  &.is-valid {
+    color: $brand-success;
+  }
+
+  &.is-invalid {
+    color: $brand-danger;
+  }
+
+  &.is-semivalid {
+    color: $brand-warning;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/common/typescript/ethereumjs-wallet.d.ts b/common/typescript/ethereumjs-wallet.d.ts
index acaa9e1c..f3ab8433 100644
--- a/common/typescript/ethereumjs-wallet.d.ts
+++ b/common/typescript/ethereumjs-wallet.d.ts
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ declare module 'ethereumjs-wallet' {
     version: 3;
     id: string;
     address: string;
-    Crypto: {
+    crypto: {
       ciphertext: string;
-      cipherParams: {
+      cipherparams: {
         iv: string;
       };
       cipher: string | 'aes-128-ctr';
       kdf: 'scrypt' | 'pbkdf2';
-      kfdparams: IScryptKdfParams | IPbkdf2KdfParams;
+      kdfparams: IScryptKdfParams | IPbkdf2KdfParams;
       mac: string;
     };
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48f00298..1eca8631 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
     "scryptsy": "2.0.0",
     "uuid": "3.2.1",
     "wallet-address-validator": "0.1.1",
-    "whatwg-fetch": "2.0.3"
+    "whatwg-fetch": "2.0.3",
+    "zxcvbn": "4.4.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/classnames": "2.2.3",
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
     "@types/redux-promise-middleware": "0.0.9",
     "@types/uuid": "3.4.3",
     "@types/webpack-env": "1.13.4",
+    "@types/zxcvbn": "4.4.0",
     "autodll-webpack-plugin": "0.3.8",
     "awesome-typescript-loader": "3.4.1",
     "babel-minify-webpack-plugin": "0.2.0",
diff --git a/spec/sagas/wallet.spec.tsx b/spec/sagas/wallet.spec.tsx
index 6a330b83..fc97297e 100644
--- a/spec/sagas/wallet.spec.tsx
+++ b/spec/sagas/wallet.spec.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 import { Wei } from 'libs/units';
 import { changeNodeIntent, web3UnsetNode } from 'actions/config';
 import { INode } from 'libs/nodes/INode';
-import { initWeb3Node, Token, N_FACTOR } from 'config';
+import { initWeb3Node, Token } from 'config';
 import { apply, call, fork, put, select, take, cancel } from 'redux-saga/effects';
 import { getNodeLib, getOffline } from 'selectors/config';
 import { getWalletInst, getWalletConfigTokens } from 'selectors/wallet';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import Web3Node from 'libs/nodes/web3';
 import { cloneableGenerator, createMockTask } from 'redux-saga/utils';
 import { showNotification } from 'actions/notifications';
 import translate from 'translations';
-import { IFullWallet, fromV3 } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
+import { IFullWallet, IV3Wallet, fromV3 } from 'ethereumjs-wallet';
 
 // init module
 configuredStore.getState();
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ const token2: Token = {
 };
 const tokens = [token1, token2];
 
-const utcKeystore = {
+const utcKeystore: IV3Wallet = {
   version: 3,
   id: 'cb788af4-993d-43ad-851b-0d2031e52c61',
   address: '25a24679f35e447f778cf54a3823facf39904a63',
-  Crypto: {
+  crypto: {
     ciphertext: '4193915c560835d00b2b9ff5dd20f3e13793b2a3ca8a97df649286063f27f707',
     cipherparams: {
       iv: 'dccb8c009b11d1c6226ba19b557dce4c'
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const utcKeystore = {
     kdfparams: {
       dklen: 32,
       salt: '037a53e520f2d00fb70f02f39b31b77374de9e0e1d35fd7cbe9c8a8b21d6b0ab',
-      n: N_FACTOR,
+      n: 1024,
       r: 8,
       p: 1
     },
diff --git a/webpack_config/config.js b/webpack_config/config.js
index 8c0c151f..71462403 100644
--- a/webpack_config/config.js
+++ b/webpack_config/config.js
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ module.exports = {
     'redux-promise-middleware',
     'redux-saga',
     'scryptsy',
-    'store2',
     'uuid',
     'wallet-address-validator',
     'whatwg-fetch'