Apple mac os x 10.4 Handbuch

 Securing Accounts

 

Using a combination of the three dimension above makes authentication more reliable 
and user identification more certain.

Mac OS X includes Password Assistant, an application that analyzes the complexity of a 
password or generates a complex password for you. You can specify the length and 
type of password you’d like to generate. For example, you can create a randomly 
generated password, or a FIPS-181 compliant password.

You can open Password Assistant from certain applications. For example, when you 
create a new account or change passwords in Accounts preferences, you can use 
Password Assistant to help you create a secure password.

For more information, see “Creating Complex Passwords” on page 149.

Click to open 
Password Assistant