Request for a powerful pasword generator.

HNofX82
HNofX82
Community Member
edited November 19 in Android

Passwords for banks and finance sites in my country (more then 30 in my vault) require only few special characters but 1P randomly generates password (give us the ability to configure password generator to work as we want, example lastpass password generator)

Biggest obstacle is to change passwords at periodic intervals enforced by this backs, specially on mobile.
Many banks have login, profile and transaction password

Username generator is added advantage

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Comments

  • Dave_1P
    Dave_1P

    Hello @HNofX82! 👋

    Thanks for reaching out. 1Password deliberately doesn't include an option to set the number of symbols because it reduces the strength, randomness, and usability of generated passwords. My colleague Mitch went into more detail here: https://old.reddit.com/r/1Password/comments/1bocryy/1password_feature_missing_or_am_i_missing_the/kwt1apq/

    1Password does include a smart password generator in the browser extension which attempts to use the requirements that websites, including banks, impose on passwords in order to generate the most secure and compatible password possible: A smart(er) password generator | 1Password

    You can find the smart password generator here:

    1. Navigate to the password change page of the website in question.
    2. Click on the 1Password icon in your browser's toolbar.
    3. Click the Menu button and then click Password Generator.
    4. Choose Type: Smart Password and click Autofill to fill the generated password onto the page.

    And, if you enable the "Use as default for suggestions", then 1Password in the browser will automatically generate smart password right on the page:

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    -Dave

  • HNofX82
    HNofX82
    Community Member

    I have submit my banks login form details in past with support.
    Apparently, the smart password generator, couldn't fetch required criteria. There is just not one bank, but lot of banks and finance related sites.
    i really struggle with password changes, when i am on android phone.

  • nullptr7
    nullptr7
    Community Member
    edited November 20

    Plus one for this request. Even some banks in the UK and India have these kind of restrictions. Where only few special characters are allowed and also repetition of no more than2.

    I had to then use Roboform's Password Generator where it does allow me to provide the special chars I need and also "exclude similar characters".(definitely I checked the password strength and it was in trillion years)

    I believe this gives more flexibility in terms of password choice.

  • HNofX82
    HNofX82
    Community Member

    There are many features and on name of security they are put incorporated.
    Members are requesting to give end-fees the choice on keeping those features enabled or disabled.

    If in case, i am always carrying my 1password credentials with me or someone gets access to same.
    Can 1password protect my information? Or find if someone else is logging (of same isp) They may, but still they will give access to information.

    Similarly, give end users options, let them decide what to do further.

    There are many features which can make 1password more powerful.

  • Dave_1P
    Dave_1P

    @HNofX82 and @nullptr7

    Thank you for the feedback, I've shared it with our product team internally. 🙂

    For the time being, when you do some across websites that 1Password's smart password generator fails to generate a compatible password for, please report those websites to support+forum@1Password.com so that the team can take a look.

    -Dave

    ref: PB-44753451
    ref: PB-44753558