Key chain password generator: memorable passwords?

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Key chain password generator: memorable passwords?

Hello, I recently discovered the password generator in Keychain Access on the Mac. Around a month ago, I was able to generate "memorable" passwords that use familiar words in a random way. I love this for passwords I might have to type in on devices that I don't own. Yet, it seems like this option is now gone from the drop down menu. Was this feature removed recently, or am I missing it? If it has been removed, does anyone know why? This was a great feature, and I would love to have it back. I am running macOS Catalina 10.15.1.

MacBook Pro

Posted on Dec 5, 2019 12:33 PM

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Answer 1

John Galt

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Dec 5, 2019 5:03 PM in response to jarodrieg

It's gone in Catalina, but here's a customizable one to consider: https://xkpasswd.net/s/

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Old Toad

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Dec 5, 2019 1:52 PM in response to jarodrieg

That app, Password Assistant, was a 32 bit app and won't work with Catalina. It was a great app and I'm sorry that Apple didn't upgrade it to 64 bit. Haven't found a comparable 64 bit app that will do memorable passwords.

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Old Toad

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Dec 6, 2019 11:32 AM in response to John Galt

Xxxxxxxx##/xxxxxxxx

one word (8 characters - first letter cap)

2 digit number

back slash symbol

one word (8 characters - all lower case)

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Answer 4

John Galt

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Dec 6, 2019 11:18 AM in response to Old Toad

Piece of cake, you just have to use perl. The ability to do that is already incorporated in macOS. I'd rather do that than rely upon someone else's dowloaded version of it.

Or you can just tell me what your requirements are and I'll generate one for you 😂

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