Best Password Managers
Posted: August 01, 2017
Passwords are probably one of the hardest things to keep track of but are definitely crucial in keeping information safe. A secure password usually is at least 6 characters long, has numbers and letters, and sometimes even requires special characters. How do you remember them all? The easy answer....you don't. These password managers can help you keep passwords organized and normally you only need to remember one password to protect them all.
Michael Ansaldo, writer for PC World, shares some of the best password managers.
We are terrible at passwords. We
suck at creating them (the top two most popular remain “123456” and “password”), we
share them way too freely, and we
forget them all the time. Indeed, the very thing that can ensure our online security has become out biggest obstacle to it. This is what makes a good password manager essential.
A password manager relieves the burden of thinking up and memorizing unique, complex logins—the hallmark of a secure password. It allows you to safely share those logins with others when necessary. And because these tools encrypt your login info in a virtual vault—either locally or in the cloud—and lock it with a single master password, they protect the passwords themselves.
But password managers vary widely in their capabilities and cost, so we compared six of the most popular. All support Windows Mac OS, Android, and iOS, as well as the major browsers. And all will let you sync your data across multiple devices, though you may have pay extra for the privilege.
Here are our top two picks, followed by tips on what to look for when shopping for a password manager and full reviews of all six products.
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