Password Generator May Appear in Future Versions of Chrome
20.05.12
Google's Chromium open-source project has revealed what could be a future feature of the Chrome browser: a password generator.
"[Passwords] are easy to use but they are trivial to steal, either through phishing, malware, or a malicious/incompetent site owner," the design document states, apparently updated on Feb. 14.
As a solution, Google has come up with a way to auto-generate a password, if a user allows it. So far, however, it's just a work in progress; since it relies on the autocomplete function of a Web site (which must be enabled by the site) Google estimates that it won't serve to defeat 40 percent to 70 percent of phishing sites.
Google can usually detect if a user clicks on a login field and offer to enter the related password, if a user allows it. Likewise, Chrome can also detect when a user is filling out a password field. When a user then creates a new login and password at a Web site, a "key" icon appears. Clicking it will generate (in Google's example) a password of "hbXX#2opz7^1," which contains special characters, numbers, and capital letters - all keys to a cryptographically strong passphrase.
Source: PC Magazine