Hello, with the old interface in the browser extension I had the option to choose either password or passphrase in the generator, but in the new interface I see no way to choose the default option (screenshot attached).
I am attempting to help a friend set this up and there is no longer a way to do this that I can see. How do we choose to use passphrases by default?
Hi Beau,
What version of BW extension are you using? What browser?
I asked because I am slightly confused. Here are the screenshots from BW v2025.1.0, first from the separate Generator screen, the second from the entry’s generator screen. If I select passphrase, the next time I use the generator, the passphrase generator would show up.
@Beaupedia Hi!
First, I see the same thing as @Neuron5569 and second:
May I ask, why you even want to do that? Passphrases should only be used for credentials, you have to memorize and/or type in or “say” regularly. Do you or rather your friend have mostly this type of credentials? - Otherwise, “passwords” (only the randomly created ones!) are stronger all the time and the recommended thing for most sites. (with the exceptions just mentioned before)
Is it bad form to reply to an old thread?
I found this thread, because I want the same thing. I prefer passphrases, because occasionally I need to type them in manually. If I have to do that once every 6 months, passphrases are better.
Exactly. I understand passwords are more secure, but for many things passphrases make more sense.
The issue I have now is that even though I am trying to use passwords more often for security, because I had it set to default to passphrases before the terrible UI update, now when I right click to “Generate password (copied)”, it does a passphrase and I see no way to change that. Bit of a mess.
This is a known bug (also discussed in another forum thread); however, we are still waiting for the fix from @jensen-af.
As long as you don’t log out, your previous generator settings should be preserved (so that if you set the generator to generate passphrases, it will continue to do so until you make a change to the configuration).
We’ve been building a tech refresh of the generator in the javascript clients for about a year in order to prep for SDK integration and eliminate tech debt. There’s two key features that we need to migrate the remaining legacy sites:
The PR enabling these features is presently undergoing testing. Once it completes, we can use the credential type feature to ensure your last-selected “password” generator is used by autofill and the context menu. (The PR does not include this fix; it enables it.)
The generator is among our most beloved features, and the investment we made opens the door to a lot of enhancements. I can’t be specific about timelines (you know how it be), but what I can say is that there’s a lot of excitement about where we go from here.
