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3 years agoPassword Generator - needs update of parameters (add numbers)
I am so fed up with the password generator's limited options. The auto generated password never really works, I need to manually edit the passwords every single time. Here's an example from Lufthansa...
Former Member
3 years agoHi Jack, thanks, I know about the smart password feature.
Actually, I never use it, because the passwords are extremely hard to type, too many errors when I need to type them manually.
I use always the memorable password.
I would need 1Password to fully respect the usual rules for all / memorable types of generated passwords.
For two reasons:
First: too often, copy paste simply is blocked in the password field, if not the first, then in the verification field. And I need to type it manually, twice. Try doing this on the phone or by switching Windows on the desktop, trying remembering jibberish. Almost impossible to type correctly a 10+ long arbitrary string at one go. Minimum 3-4 segments switching Windows, and at least one error correction. Would you be able to repeat a random character string of 12-16 characters? I doubt it.
Second, for a few passwords, I do need to remember.
I don't see why this feature is missing, why 1Password cannot generate a memorable password, with all the usual rules for new passwords.
I think this is an essential feature for a password manager, not a nice to have or bonus feature. Although, it's not just 1Password, the others have the same issue, Roboform, LastPass, Dashlane, NordPass, etc. none of them can generate a fully compatible memorable password. If they could, I would have already switched over.
Now I use always other password generators, as I got tired of correcting the passwords in 1Password, for example these can respect all the rules:
https://xkpasswd.net/s/
https://springhole.net/writing_roleplaying_randomators/memorable-password.htm
But it's a shame I pay so much for a family licence, and I need to generate passwords elsewhere... each time I recommend 1Padsword, I tell them "... but for the Password gemerator, you need to correct it, or use these links".
I use Android 12 and Windows 10, we have 6 laptops (each with two users) and 3 phones in the household. A struggle on each of them...