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If you want to be safe on the Internet, then in addition to common sense, it is also necessary to use strong passwords. Such a strong password should be long enough and should not give meaning, in addition, it should contain lower and upper case letters, numbers and special characters. But let's face it, coming up with passwords that don't make any sense isn't exactly comfortable. You can use generators on the Internet, in any case, in this case you are not sure of safety. In a way, this is solved by Klíčenka, which can come up with passwords for you and not bother you in any way. Sometimes, however, you may find yourself in a situation where you simply want to have the password generated manually.

How to view a simple password generator on Mac

If you don't want to use online password generators, or if you don't want to use third-party applications that are used to generate passwords, then just use the one built directly into macOS. However, it should be noted that it is relatively hidden and you would not normally find it. Even so, you can get to it after a few taps:

  • First, you need to open the native app on your Mac Key ring.
    • You can find this application in Applications in the folder utilities, possibly you can use spotlight.
  • After launching the Keychain app, tap in the top center pencil icon with paper.
  • A new window will open in which do not fill in anything. Tap on instead key icon in the lower right part.
  • This will open another window where yours is enough configure password.
  • You can choose when creating type a length with it being displayed to you as well password quality. It is located below tips.
  • Once you've created a password, it's enough copy and use.

In the above-mentioned way, you can generate a password directly within macOS absolutely safely, which you can then use anywhere. So that you don't have to remember all the passwords and at the same time you are safe, I recommend using iCloud Keychain. This application can create all passwords for you, with the fact that it will then automatically fill them in on all devices that you have under the same Apple ID. When logging in, instead of entering a password, all you have to do is authorize using, for example, Touch ID or Face ID, and you don't have to worry about anything else - the password is entered automatically.

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