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Firefox Generated "secure" passwords not that secure

nick126
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Hello!

I'm a recent migrant from LastPass since learning of their trackers. Lockwise seems nice, but when, in firefox, I try and generate a new secure password (i.e. go to site asking for new password and click on dropdown) the passwords aren't that great -- medium length, and no symbols or numbers. How can I change password generation settings?

Thanks!

Hello! I'm a recent migrant from LastPass since learning of their trackers. Lockwise seems nice, but when, in firefox, I try and generate a new secure password (i.e. go to site asking for new password and click on dropdown) the passwords aren't that great -- medium length, and no symbols or numbers. How can I change password generation settings? Thanks!

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nick126
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e.g. see screenshot below:

user3585702
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Dear Nick126, I refer you to the link https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-generate-secure-password-firefox . I hope I have been helpful.

nick126
nick126 Question owner
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Thanks, but that doesn't actually provide any information related to my question as far as I can tell.

user3585702
user3585702
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Dear Nick126, You could possibly use a password generator external to firefox. I hope I have been helpful.

nick126
nick126 Question owner
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Thanks! I think if that’s what I need to do I’ll just use a different password manager (The convenience of lockwise is rather underminded if I have to use a second program every time I generate a password), but I love Mozilla so I was hoping to find an internal solution.

user3585702
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Hi, what I can advise you is to continue to use lockwise and eventually change your password by adding special characters to make it stronger. I hope to be proved helpful.