Tip: Use OS X's buit in password generator

[ben schmidt]

Strong passwords are key to securing your computer, but it can be a pain to generate them. OS X has a very nice built-in password generator, but it's hidden away in /Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access.app and it's inconvenient to get to.

The nice folks at codepoetry.net have written a free and open-source front-end, Password Assistant, that will launch the same window that Keychain Access.app uses to generate passwords. 

Launch the application, Password Assistant. You will be presented with options to create a password of varying styles (memorable, letters and numbers, numbers only, etc.), and of varying lengths (from 8 to 31 characters). As you drag the slider to select password length, you are given an indication of the 'strength' of the password.

Tip source: Password generation via a free app and built-in OS X tool, 8-Jan-2010, MacOSXhints.com