How to use the password generator on iOS

1. How to Use the RoboForm Password Generator to Update an Existing Password
2. Customizing the Password Generator

How to Use the RoboForm Password Generator to Update an Existing Password

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

1) Using the RoboForm browser, log in to the account you want to update the password for and navigate to the page which allows you to change the password for your account. When you reach the "New Password" field, tap the RoboForm Autofill Icon to see RoboForm's suggested generated password.

2) Tap the "Fill" button and the newly generated password will be filled into the “New Password” field.

3) Save your new password.

4) The RoboForm autosave dialogue will appear offering to save the new password to your Login. Ensure the name matches the name of the Login you would like to update. RoboForm will warn you that saving will overwrite your old Login.

Tap the "Save" button.

5) Your Login is now updated and ready for use.

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

Customizing the Password Generator

To customize the password generation settings for the RoboForm Password or Passphrase Generators, follow the steps below.
 

1) Open the RoboForm app and tap the 3 dots in the upper right corner. Tap the "Tools" menu. Then, select the “Password Generator” option.

2) Here, you will see the RoboForm Password and Passphrase Generators and will have access to their customizable parameters. 

At the top of the screen you will see the currently generated password, and its strength rating below it.

Tapping the Copy icon will copy the generated password to your clipboard.

Tapping the Refresh icon will generate a new password with the current parameters.

The available customizations for the password generator are:

• You may change the character length of the generated password by adjusting the number in the "Number of Characters" field.
• Restore Defaults allows you to restore the Password Generator to its default settings.
• Show History allows you to view previously generated passwords.

• Under "Advanced Options" there are more customizations:
  • You may choose to allow or exclude numbers, uppercase letters, and/or lowercase letters by toggling on or off their respective options.
  • You may choose to only use hexadecimal characters by toggling on the "Hexadecimal 0-9, A-F" option.
  • You may choose to allow or exclude characters with similar appearances (For example, 1 and I) by toggling on or off the "Exclude similar" option.
  • You may choose to allow or exclude special characters and have the ability to specify which special characters to use.

The available customizations for the passphrase generator are: 

• You may change the number of words in the generated passphrase by adjusting the number in the "Number of words" field.
• You may use any character of your choice as a delimiter using the "Word separator" option.
• You may choose to have the first letter of each word in the passphrase be capitalized using the "Capitalize first letters" option.
• You may choose to include numbers in your passphrase using the "Add numbers" option.
• Restore Defaults allows you to restore the Password Generator to its default settings.
• Show History allows you to view previously generated passwords.