Google Chrome has been working on improving its password manager for some time now which is part of the browser and which acts as a service and allows us to recover keys from any device we sign in with our Google account. It started out as a simple business for them at the time, but over time it added features and more to the point that today it can compete with many independent private key management services.

Google recently announced a refresh of Google Chrome’s password manager with the intention of making it easier to use, which is happening among other things. to improve the unification of interfaces on different platforms. And since Google Chrome is available for multiple operating systems, both desktop and device, it makes a lot of sense to try to provide an experience that is as consistent as possible between them.

A short while ago, we learned that we will be able to use saved passwords in Google Chrome on iOS, as well as that the browser will automatically recover revealed passwords, and further in time we saw how it includes warnings when using weak passwords , as well as the ability to edit saved keys. It’s clear that Google is interested in us trusting its key managers, and so is constantly working to improve this feature.

And now we have her new preview. As we can read in MSPoweruser, Google tests the strength level indicator of passwords when we create them. Another function that we can already see both in the key managers and in some websites when registering, and which, when added to the browser functions, will give us this metric every time we register in any online service.

A feature, even if not yet present, can be “activated” (we understand by the time of release) in Google Chrome Canary, where it can be found with the Password Strength Indicator flag. However, the fact that the activation option has already been worked in tells us that we may not have to wait too long before the feature is ready to arrive in the Canary Islands and the Google Preview version of the browser will be released to users.

Even though the mainstream industry has been pointing this out for years passwords are not a secure authentication system, there is still no alternative that would like to become its replacement. Biometric identification systems also have their weaknesses, and when it comes to 2FA and MFA authentication, there are also critical views with them. So, until this long-awaited alternative arrives, new features like this Google Chrome password manager should definitely be appreciated.