Pattern based vs random

[johannes]

The latest release made it difficult or impossible to create pattern based passwords. For good reason.
It is not understanable why not truly random passwords are not possible in this iteration. Why still offer
1. (Derive from previous)
2. Hex key 40/128/256
3. MAC Address

Those have a notoriously low entropy. Why not add truly random as option and offer a pattern based (markably better entropy and easy memorable) as two options? Why offer MAC and Hex in the first place? These are the ones that should be hidden.

[wellread1]

Save a pattern based password profile as described in this post https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/e069d34b29/?limit=50#4251. It will be available to all users that use the same KeePass installation.

[Paul]

Hex and MAC are not really passwords, as you know, but are included as a convenience.

cheers, Paul

[T. Bug Reporter]

I've actually added several "not a password" generators to KeePass (example below); KeePass is almost always running, so whenever I need a bit of randomness for any reason, it's easiest to just let KeePass do it.

            <Profile>
                <Name>CLSID</Name>
                <GeneratorType>Pattern</GeneratorType>
                <Length>38</Length>
                <CharSetRanges>U_D__m__B_</CharSetRanges>
                <Pattern>\{H{8}\-H{4}\-\4H{3}\-[\8\9\A\B]H{3}\-H{12}\}</Pattern>
            </Profile>