How to genereate safe passwords with MySafe

The security of your accounts directly depends on the strength of your passwords. To help you create safe and unique passwords easily and efficiently, MySafe offers an integrated automatic password generator.

This document provides a step-by-step guide for using the MySafe password generator to create safe passwords in the web version, browser extension, and the senhasegura mobile app.

What is a safe password?

Safe passwords must be unique and hard to guess. Using the same password across multiple accounts, such as your email, social media, and bank accounts, even if it's a complex password, poses a significant risk. If any of these services are compromised, an attacker could access all your accounts using that same password.

Therefore, a safe password is:

• Long: at least 12 characters.
• Complex: contains uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
• Unique: each account has a different password.
• Random: contains words or patterns that are difficult to guess.

Generate safe passwords with MySafe web

Follow these steps to use the MySafe web password generator and create safe passwords for your accounts:

1. Access senhasegura.
2. On senhasegura, in the navigation bar, hover over the Products menu and select MySafe.
3. On the Home screen, click Add password.
4. Fill in the password fields.
5. In the New password* field, click Configure and:
   1. Set the password length to at least 12 characters.
   2. Enable the use of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
   3. Click Confirm.
6. Click Generate to create a strong password based on the previously defined parameters.
7. Check the password strength using the strength bar. Very strong passwords display four green bars.
8. Click Save to store the password in MySafe.

Result: the MySafe web password generator created a secure password, and you can also use it in the browser extension and the senhasegura app to access sites securely.

Generate safe passwords with the MySafe extension

Follow these steps to use the MySafe browser extension password generator and generate safe passwords for your accounts:

1. Open the extension.
2. In the bottom bar of the extension, click Add item.
3. Fill in the password fields.
4. In the Password* field, click Configure and:
   1. Set the password length to at least 12 characters.
   2. Enable the use of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
   3. Click Generate to create a strong password based on the previously defined parameters.
5. Check the password strength using the strength bar. Very strong passwords display four green bars.
6. Click Save to store the password in MySafe.

Result: the MySafe extension password generator created a safe password, and you can also use it in the web version and the senhasegura app to access sites securely.

Generate safe passwords with the senhasegura mobile app

Follow these steps to use the MySafe password generator in the senhasegura app and create secure passwords for your accounts:

1. Open the senhasegura app.
2. On the app's Products screen, select MySafe.
3. In the top bar, click the dropdown menu and select Passwords.
4. In the bottom-right corner, click Add password.
5. Fill in the password fields.
6. In the Password* field, click Configure and:
   1. Set the password length to at least 12 characters.
   2. Enable the use of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
   3. Click Confirm.
7. Click Generate to create a strong password based on the previously defined parameters.
8. Check the password strength using the strength bar. Very strong passwords display four green bars.
9. Click Save to store the password in MySafe.

Result: the MySafe password generator in the senhasegura app created a safe password, and you can also use it in the web version and extension to access sites securely.

Important information

• Avoid saving passwords in browsers, spreadsheets, or text files: use MySafe to keep your passwords organized and protected.
• Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA): add an extra layer of security to your accounts.
  • Access the User menu > Configure MFA.
• Update your passwords periodically: replace old passwords with new ones, following best practices for creating safe passwords.

Do you still have questions? Contact the senhasegura community.