Disable 'Suggest strong password' on Safari

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Disable 'Suggest strong password' on Safari

It should be possible to disable the SSP ('Suggest strong Password') feature in Safari AutoFill. The reason is the SSP function is not well designed and doesn't work correctly with all web sites (Barclaycard, for example). Frequently, it attempts to insert a 'strong' password into a site function that is asking for letters from a keyword. I appreciate the motive behind its inclusion, but users need a little more autonomy in this respect.

I have my own method of generating individual passwords and don't need any help from Safari to do so. I do need Safari to remember and insert saved passwords and it must be possible to have AutoFill working without the 'Suggest Strong Password' function.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 5, 2023 2:40 PM

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callunairis

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Jan 23, 2024 9:41 AM in response to julian_hiorns

Hi,

this baffled me when I found this out, but there is no way to turn off this feature on your computer unless you turn off the whole password manager. I can't believe someone at Apple thought it be a good idea to force users to use their password suggestion tool if they also use the password manager, but, here we are.

So if you want to turn off the strong password suggestion, you'll have to turn off the whole iCloud password manager altogether and manage your own passwords, there is no in-between (right now)

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John Galt

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Jul 5, 2023 6:07 PM in response to julian_hiorns

I understand some websites have their own ideas about security, and Safari's "strong password suggestions" don't work well with them.

If you can upgrade your Mac to something later than Catalina, you can edit the password suggestion or decline it altogether in lieu of your own: Autofill your user name and password in Safari on Mac - Apple Support. Either way, Safari will save it for you, if you so choose.

For reference: Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support, and for earlier macOS options, How to download and install macOS - Apple Support.

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