How to generate a random password

1. Using the Password Generator When Creating a New Account
2. Using the Password Generator to Update an Existing Password

 

The RoboForm Password Generator is a powerful tool which allows you to generate a random and secure password. It has customizable parameters to ensure that, no matter what the password requirements of a website are, you will be able to generate a password which complies.

 

Using the Password Generator When Creating a New Account

In order to generate a random password when creating a new account:

1) Go to the website you wish to create an account for and navigate to their Account Creation page. For example: Walmart.com.

2) Enter the required information for account creation. When you reach the "Password" field, click the RoboForm autofill icon next to the field to bring up the password generation dialogue.

 

NOTE: If you do not see the RoboForm icon next to the "New Password" field, you can still access the password generator by clicking the RoboForm extension, and then clicking the Password Generator icon (slot machine).

 

3) Click "Generate" from the password generation dialogue, and then click the "Fill" button.

 

4) After entering the account creation information, click "Create Account" or the equivalent button on the site you are on.

 

5) The RoboForm autosave dialogue will appear offering to save the account credentials as a new Login. Confirm that the information is correct and that the Login's name and folder placement are to your specifications.

Then, click the "Save" button.

 

6) RoboForm will present you with a window confirming that the new password was saved.

 

NOTE: If the RoboForm autosave dialogue does not appear, you will need to save your new Login manually through the Start Page. You can view our tutorial for creating a Login through the Start Page here.

 

Using the Password Generator to Update an Existing Password

In order to update a Login to use a randomly generated password:

1) Log in to the website where you want to update the password.

2) Navigate to the page which allows you to change the password for your account.

3) Click the RoboForm icon next to the "New Password" field to bring up the password generation dialogue.

 

NOTE: If you do not see the RoboForm icon next to the "New Password" field, you can still access the password generator by clicking the RoboForm extension, and then clicking the Password Generator icon (slot machine).

 

4) Click "Generate" from the password generation dialogue, and then click the "Fill" button.

 

5) Save your new password.

 

6) The RoboForm autosave dialogue will appear offering to save the new password to your Login. Confirm that the information is correct, and then click the "Update" button.

 

7) RoboForm will present you with a window confirming that the new password was saved.

 

NOTE: If the RoboForm autosave dialogue does not appear, you will need to save your new password manually through the Start Page or Editor. You can view our tutorial for creating a Login through the Start Page here.

 

Customizing Password Generation Parameters

To change the password generation parameters on the RoboForm Password Generator, follow these steps:

1) Open your browser, and click the RoboForm extension icon.

2) Click the Password Generator icon (slot machine).

 

3) Here, you will see the RoboForm Password Generator and will have access to its customizable parameters. The available customizations are:

• You can change the character length of the generated password by adjusting the number in the "Number of Characters" field.
• You can choose to allow or exclude numbers, uppercase letters, and/or lowercase letters.
• You can choose to allow or exclude special characters and have the ability to specify which special characters to use.
• You can choose to only use hexadecimal characters by checking the "Hexadecimal 0-9, A-F" box.
• You can choose to allow or exclude characters with similar appearances (For example, 1 and I) by unchecking or checking the "Exclude similar" box.