
Changing the Random Password Generator template
The Random Password Generator creates new passwords based on a dynamic template.
- Choose Preferences from the Password Retriever menu (Mac) or Edit menu (Windows).
- Click the Security icon on the toolbar.
- Enter a new template in the text field.
The template for the Random Password Generator uses variables to determine the pattern in which passwords are generated.
Variable |
Effect |
[!] | becomes one of: !@#$%^&*() |
[#] | becomes a number between 0 and 9 |
[a] | becomes a lowercase letter |
[A] | becomes a capital letter |
[@] | becomes any random letter, number, or one of !@#$%^&*() |
Use [5-A] to return a random set of five uppercase letters, [11-#] to return eleven random numbers, and so forth. To return a random number of characters, specify the range for the length count (ie. [1:9-a]). This will return anywhere between one and nine random lowercase letters.
Any character which is not one of the above special characters will be treated literally. For example, a template like: [2-@]Adam[A][4-#] could return a value like: $&AdamX1984