My attempt to insert what Apple calls a "strong password" often get rejected because they don't include a special character? What can I do to change an Apple-generated password to add a special character?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.0
Modify one of the letters or numbers in the suggested Strong Passwords suggested to a " Special Character "
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The Special Character requirement is a Function of the WebSite and not directly associated with the Apple Operating System
Modify one of the letters or numbers in the suggested Strong Passwords suggested to a " Special Character "
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The Special Character requirement is a Function of the WebSite and not directly associated with the Apple Operating System
So why doesn't Apple provide passwords that meet the websites' requirements? I have never seen any that require more than at least one lower case, one upper case, one number, and one special character (which a & or # would always meet). Then they all require at least 8 characters, but Apple easily goes way over that. Basically, what Apple doesn't always provide is special characters. That would not be much of a change so that we could have a consistent password system.
" consistent " as in Websites Requirements Set by the websites ?
Have some Websites that will accept 6 characters of any type.
Have some Have some Websites that will accept 6 characters with at least one Capital letter
Have some Have some Websites that will accept 6 characters With at least one Capital letter and must have 1 number
Have some Have some Websites that will accept 8 characters With at least one Capital letter and must have 1 number and one special symbol
Have some Have some Websites that will accept 8 characters With at least one Capital letter and must have 2 numbers and one special symbol
Have some Have some Websites that will accept 10 characters With at least two Capital letter and must have 2 numbers and one or more special symbol
That list becomes endless
Then we get the Apple Suggested Password that often has 17 characters with Upper and lower case hyphen and numbers
So who is consistent and who controls whom ?
Yes, these are all minimums. Apple passwords are longer than any website requires. All they would have to do is substitute a few numbers, upper case letters, and special characters, instead of always having hyphens and mostly lower case letters. They could be the same length and have a variety of characters and almost, or maybe always, be accepted by every web site. Then we would stop getting their passwords rejected.
I haven't had that problem, that I can remember, certainly not "often."
I have seen it generate different types of strings in the past, and I assumed that was because the password field "advertised" the requirements in the background, but I don't know for sure.
That function doesn't have any visible way of modifying the character set.
You can open Keychain Access, make a New Password Item, and use the password generator to create a Random password.
My point is that I don't understand, if Apple is providing passwords and many sites are requiring special characters in their passwords, why Apple doesn't always include some special characters in the passwords they generate. With all the lower case letters in their auto-generated passwords, they could instead include a few common special characters like & or #, which are always acceptable. I find it hard to add a special character to their generated password. Some sites won't accept a change after the password is inserted.
Refer to reply Dec 18, 2021 @ 4:19 PM EDT
One can be far more proactive and constructive making your suggestion / complaint known the the Owner and Developer of this Operating System than debating the merits of this or that password issue.
Apple controls Apple. Websites control their requirements
Send your feedback to apple
I was hoping to get a reply that would tell me how to overcome it. Others don't seem to find it a problem. When I try sticking a special character into the Apple-generated password it doesn't work.
Why are many Apple passwords not accepted because they don't have a special character?
