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Former Member
2 years agoHow to change default password suggestion on Chrome
When changing passwords on any website, the extension suggests a new password. Currently, it suggests a 20 character length password. I want to modify this suggestion length/settings, but couldn't fi...
jpit
12 months agoOccasional Contributor
Ok, I figured out what I'm seeing regarding the 19-character password only being "Excellent" instead of "Fantastic"...
If you use the "smart" password on the site by selecting it as the suggestion during a password change, the 19-character password is rated "fantastic". But, if you use the password generator manually through the browser extension, that same 19-character password when pasted into the password field is only considered "excellent". (The same is true for a randomly generated password of 19 characters.)
So, it is inconsistent that the 19-character smart password is reflected as "stronger" just because 1password suggested it during a password change. The strength of the password shouldn't really be based on something arbitrary like that and should just be a rating based on actual mathematical strength.
I do realize this is not super important, but I found the inconsistency odd.