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Any chance we have a password generator like Apple Safari?This feature is very much needed for me.
Can't speak to Microsoft's intention on that one. However, from my perspective, that functionality is better served by using a stand-alone password manager, such Bitwarden. In that way, your passwords are available to use across any browser. I resisted using a password manager for years. Finally broke down and took the leap and now can't rationalize my delay.
It really has all these benefits, but I don't trust any password provider, I'd like all my information to remain in the Microsoft account. Safari, Chrome and Firefox already have this functionality.
edenalencar wrote:It really has all these benefits, but I don't trust any password provider, I'd like all my information to remain in the Microsoft account. Safari, Chrome and Firefox already have this functionality.
This might sound funny but when I used to use Chrome as my default browser, I would keep all my passwords in a password protected Excel file which I put on my OneDrive so I could use it on any device (phone/PC).
now if/when Edge provides an import from file option for passwords I'll gladly use it
Sadly, not funny as I did the same thing. I didn't put it in my OneNote, but I did keep the nicely formatted, logically sorted and grouped, printout in a 3-ring binder in my desk, along with all my clients domain name registrations and website info. Like I said, I fought using a password manager for years. Now that I have jumped on board, I wouldn't go back. Bitwarden allows me to share the vault with my wife, so we both have access to a common repository. For every site that either of us access, there is now a unique and absurdly complex password. One of the great features, that I was unaware of, is that the password manager goes beyond the browser to also feed into mobile apps on out phone. So, if while on a mobile device you choose to use a vendor's app, rather than navigate to their website, the same credentials and password can be used from the vault.
On a side note, this is an off the wall way it pays off. I was setting up access to some of our streaming services for a TV out in my wife's craft room. To get the credentials and passwords all I needed to do was pull out my phone and open my Bitwarden vault. The fact that my vault is fully encrypted, travels around in my pocket (on my phone), and requires my face ID to access it has, so far, proven to be a much better security model, and FAR more convenient, that a printed list in my desk drawer.
- Just make it clear, I'd like you to add the option to "Suggest strong password"," just like in Google chrome, Firefox and Safari.
