Password manager
Importance of a password manager in the Virtual World
What is a password?
It is just a private key to your account information. Anyone who knows it will have access to your account. It’s as simple as that!
So if your password is
You are at a super risk. And yet, if it’s not even protected by a 2FA it’s now 100% clear that you don’t care about your privacy at all!
Importance of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in Our Accounts
Why famous online services tell you to create a strong password with
Still, some people use a password like Mycat@123. Anybody who knows your character can predict this type of password within minutes/days.
If you use a combination of all of these, there are 6.63 quadrillions of possible 8-character passwords that could be generated using the 94 numbers, letters, and symbols on the keyboard. Read this
Just remember one thing, if your phone’s screen lock is a 4 digit one, there are only 10,000 ways to access your phone (0000 to 9999). After disabling the “Temporarily locking you out of 5 wrong attempts” security tool, it’s just a matter of time to find the correct 4 digits.
Password Managers
It’s hard to remember a bunch of passwords in this format, that’s where the password managers open their doors in front of you. They will keep all the passwords safe in their vault with “military-grade encryption”. A good password manager stores generates, and updates passwords for you with a single click. Some products are willing to sync across devices with a subscription.
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the trusted standard algorithm used by the United States government, as well as other organizations. Although extremely efficient in the 128-bit form, AES also uses 192- and 256-bit keys for very demanding encryption purposes. AES is widely considered invulnerable to all attacks except for brute force. Regardless, many internet security experts believe AES will eventually be regarded as the go-to standard for encrypting data in the private sector.
What is a password manager?
I’ve been using different password managers since 2015 and it’s very helpful. Nowadays our work and life are dependent on laptops and mobile, right? So just imagine how just a single click to log in to online services feels!
I’ll list some Password Managers that are currently on top in the market.
They are not listed in order of importance.
It is now your choice to use which one. There are free and premium products. Compare them, choose one, and use it from today onwards.
Many users don’t want to spend money on a monthly or yearly basis on this type of product, that’s where Bitwarden becomes useful.
You can always export and import passwords from one to another in CSV, JSON, or XML formats. So you will not be stuck on a platform. If you don’t like it the way it works, just leave. That’s all.
PS: Don’t ever save passwords in the browser. Shift+Delete the CSV or any files after importing it to another.