10.4: Create strong and memorable passwords
May 02, '05 10:15:00AM
Contributed by: dfbills

As seen at right, Tiger includes a new Password Assistant which helps generate passwords when setting up user accounts. To access, click the Key icon you see when adding a password to a user account (in Accounts in System Preferences).
The assistant can create the following types of passwords:
- Memorable (the most useful to me -- secure & you can actually remember these!)
- Letters & Numbers
- Numbers Only
- Random
- FIPS-181 Compliant
A slider adjusts the length, and a bar graph shows the quality and security of your generated password.
[robg adds: Hopefully this will help users create longer yet memorable passwords; I'm glad to see the tool improved and moved out of the confines of the Keychain application.]
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