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Former Member
3 years agoCan the user change the rules for the format of a password?
There are times I would like to change the format of the password, either to make it easier for me to remember or because the website may require a certain length, certain characters, etc. I thought ...
GreyM1P
1Password Team
3 years ago@dp1pw
If there's a chance you'll need to either remember a generated password or easily enter it into another device, try the Memorable Password recipe. Despite appearances, using 4 or 5 words, even with the same separator, like spaces or hyphens, is actually very secure because there are so many more available words to choose from than characters.
The coloured bar in the password generator, highlighted here, shows the strength of the password being generated.
Have a play about with how many words are included, and the separators, to see if that will help with what you need.
It's a lot easier to enter or memorize a password (or pass_phrase_ perhaps) like aspire6forearm9IDEALISM.aloud than sJ3Kj6!3HH9g8.fgCRZvv@eJ, for example.
You can click the ↻ reload button to generate a new password with the same recipe. If you're looking for something memorable, keep doing this until you end up with something that you could maybe remember as a sentence. You'll know the right one when you see it. :)
If you're stuck or have any questions, please ask. I, or one of my teammates, will be able to help out.