The development team from Google Chrome is working on a system that will automatically generate passwords in order to help users secure their online identities.
The system will generate random and hard to guess passwords that will be varied for different online accounts.The Google Chrome will automatically detect web pages that require user registration. It will have the option to move himself or to be generated password for Google Chrome.
Initial versions of the system will create passwords individually, the user requirement. But Google's development team said that at some point in the future, system will automatically change all user passwords when its accounts were fraudulent.
Google Chrome already stores user passwords, a feature common to most browsers. Automatic generation of passwords idea is not new. There are software solutions specialized on it, like 1Password or LastPass, which can generate passwords and automatically fill in online forms. But these solutions require cost and locally including downloading any software.
Google officials have announced they will be available new option for generating passwords, but it will be integrated into the software installation browser.
What are the steps you will go through Google Chrome
The first challenge will be to detect pages that require user registration express. Then it will be to generate a password that meets the requirements of the site that may require user that the password contain numbers or special characters or not more than a certain number of characters.
For the system would choose a password that does not meet the requirements of the site, the user will be able to see and choose a password change.
Google team is still looking for a way to solve the problem that occurs when the user is on a site that does not allow AutoComplete information.
How much do you trust Google?
Google is often criticized for invading the privacy of users, especially given that the company generates most of its income from custom advertisements, according to Internet browsing habits of users.
On the other hand, storing passwords is not a Google initiative solitary, but a common practice of most Internet companies.
Importantly, however, is that the user will decide if he wants to use such a system or not.