Apple wants to help developers integrate password managers with systems that allow them to generate more robust ones. How? ‘Or’ What ? By depositing resources dedicated to this use on GitHub … or when Apple plays it open source.
The iCloud keychain already allows you to automatically generate strong passwords // Source: iPhoneHacks
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Apple wants stronger passwords… and not just in its meadow. To this end, the Cupertino giant has publicly testified on GitHub resources for developers of password managers. This approach open source, which allows these resources to be available to everyone and now, is not really a first for Apple. At the end of last year, the group opened for example its HomeKit development kit to the public on GitHub, and did the same for his one-time password generator project.
Generalize strong passwords on the most popular sites
As pointed out 9to5Mac, the iCloud keychain can already easily generate strong passwords when creating an account from Apple devices. The idea of the firm is simply to extend this functionality to other password management applications … even if some of them already have their own solutions in this area.
“The open source project “Password Manager Resources” allows you to integrate the specific requirements of a website, used by the password manager of the iCloud keychain, in order to generate strong and unique passwords. The project also contains a list of websites known to share a login system, links to website pages from which users can change their passwords, and more. “Details Apple in describing its project on GitHub.
“Password manager creators can collaborate on resources to improve password management for users “Apple believes further, while detailing the benefits of its famous resources. We read among other things that by using them, developers can easily improve the security of their utilities … but also the confidence that the user places in them.
Another argument, and not least, the use of a common system could in the medium term encourage the most popular sites to also agree to improve their compatibility with password managers.
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