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Diceware word list in other languages
The dictionary is still mixed, but it's possible to retry clicking until you finally get a phrase that's memorable and German.
For creating a new master password, I invested some minutes and perhaps 200 tries, but finally I got a totally absurd and ridiculous 4 word phrase I was able to memorize immediately because of its strangeness. So I can only say: "works fine for me". Don't use the first phrase you're offered, retry until you get a phrase not just random but also memorable to you.
To validate I was really able to memorize this password, I saved it and checked every few days if I still remember it. After 2 weeks and still no amnesia, I finally changed my master password to it.
Maybe it’s me but things like „try 200 times“ or investing a few minutes to get a diceware password is not something I expect from a premium product like 1Password.
This needs to be improved in my opinion
This depends on how you personally intend to use the diceware password. In its original meaning, t's meant to be a memorable password by the person to use. It's not intended for just being stored deep in the manager for some web login and being pulled by the browser extension for autofill. Instead, it's meant for you to remember and you're required to manually type in once in a while without the password manager's help. Such as your 1Password master password. Actually, that's the only diceware password I created. All 210 other passwords in my vaults were generated as random passwords. Not memorable.
And to create a truly memorable password for me, I need several tries. Even if all 4 generated words are German, this doesn't mean this is a password memorable for me. They have to link into my brain, and they must be something I have no problems to learn by heart and never forget. They must create some silly meaning or association, otherwise I will fail to remember them in the long run. So multiple tries (I don't remember if it really was 200) are just unavoidable and no flaw within the generator.
Keep in mind, if you ever happen to forget your master password, your account is lost.
I fail to see how the intended usage for the diceware password changes the fact that the app is not able to use a wordlist from one single language.
This absolutely is a flaw in the generator.
Also it doesn’t make it easier to remember when you get words from two languages, especially for people who only speak their native language which happens to not be English.
