Tech tip: Too many passwords to remember? Try using a password manager

It's all of no use in practice. At least all employees, guests and their families and acquaintances of any entity you have shared a password with, let's say a bank, a shopping platform or a public office, they all are potential knowers or can get access to your passwords, credit card numbers or whatever other credentials. If really really someone wants to have it, it's always possible to get with help of hacking tools, to steel or intrude your home or any of theirs, or maybe even just asking them or even becoming married with an employee there, for example.

Just your browser's built in manager.

The only thing you'll need to remember is a single password to open the password manager.

Doesn’t strike me as better than using the same password for all one’s accounts…

Keychain only works on Apple and Apple browsers. I have used a password manager for many years which works across all my devices, phone, tablet, desktop, and with all browsers. I also have a keychain. I use a different complicated password for every different site and need.

No idea why JT has these vote things, if they want to be taken seriously.

All part of the fun man.

Wandora

Thanks Wallace. My family only uses Apple products so no brainer for us.

So do I but not all readers will know what a keychain is.

Why I don’t use these:

LastPass (2022): Suffered a major breach affecting user data and encrypted password vaults.

OneLogin (2017): Experienced unauthorized access to customer data.

RoboForm (2015): Reported a security issue exposing user.

Dashlane (2016): Reported a security incident, compromised.

LogMeIn (2018): experienced a security issue affecting passwords of Central and Pro users.

I have 27 sites, last count, with user names and passwords. 1. Computer password manager. 2. Quite a number of sites I use same password, not on critical sites. 3. A piece of paper kept in my desk drawer. At home on second floor.

archaic. there has to be a better way after all these years and all the breaches.

I change all my passwords every 6 months.

I have a dedicated small note book for storing all my pass words, and I change them quite often, especially on sites that use my banking details, but I do not have many of them.

I have a password manager, it’s my Filofax.

Jackandjill

Always carry it