Something that is random but it has bits in it that will help your remember it.
#Keychain vs 1password password#
You can set a type of password like something memorable. So the password assistant has a lot of different controls. So I can just create something here and create a password for it.īut the best part of this is that I can just hit this little key button here and bring up the password assistant and generate a random secure password.
#Keychain vs 1password mac#
Since I only have access to my Keychain when I'm logged into my Mac with my password this is secure. Now the cool thing is that I can actually store this in my Keychain. Go to File, New Password Item, and create a new password here. But what if I want to use this to create something that isn't on my computer or is in an app that is not using Keychain. I've got all sorts of things in here that Safari has saved as well as things other apps and different things have saved that used Keychain. You can see I could find it here in my Application folder, I believe it is in the Utilities subfolder, but it is just easier to search for it like this. I'm going to search for it basically by using Spotlight here and run it. But you can go to an app that you have on your Mac called Keychain Access. You don't ever actually have to access the Keychain directly because you've got Safari doing that for you. Well on your Mac those passwords are stored on your Keychain. That's in an app or maybe in the real world not even on my Mac. So I can do that.īut what if I have to create a password for something that is not on the web. I should use a password either from a Safari suggestion or another third party app like 1Password or LastPass because a randomly generated password is going to be much more secure than anything I could think up.
I click in the password field and I see that Safari suggests a password. So say I'm setting up a Facebook account for the first time. Say you are on the web and you want to create a new password for something you are doing. This is one of the tips that I give in that book. So last week I released a new short book available in iBooks and on Amazon called The Practical Guide To Mac Security. On today's episode let's take a look at creating secure passwords for your Mac for things other than online passwords. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out Creating Passwords With Keychain Access at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
0 kommentar(er)
