Say Yes To Password Managers

So, you need different passwords for every account you have. But where can you stack all these passwords? There was a time when you could simply write them down in a personal journal, but that was when you didn’t have 5 different email accounts, 8 accounts on social media platforms, 4 on streaming platforms, 7 on shopping websites, and so on. When I first created my Facebook account back in 2012, I remember putting my password on a post-it and then hiding it on my bed, under the pillow. If you can find around 90 random spots in your house to hide all your current passwords, you could give it a try! *please don’t*.

There’s also the possibility to save the passwords inside the browser or the app, but, as we’ll see in this article, that’s not the safest option either. I know it looks like the comfiest way to go, but bear with me as I show you a better option: password managers. Password management apps offer you the luxury of being both safe and comfy. In the following lines we’ll talk a bit more about password managers and share 3 of the best apps for this.

What do password managers do?

One of the main purposes of becoming more and more technologically advanced is to make our lives easier. But, with the improvement of this sector, new risks arise. Every newly created account equals to a new password you have to create and remember. Making one that’s hard to break by hackers and easy to remember is doable. Making around 100 different ones that have these two traits sounds like mission impossible.

Let’s see the benefits of password managers:

Now that we have an overall idea of how password managers work and why they are beneficial, let’s see some examples of apps. It’s important to mention that most password managers aren’t free completely. For exclusive and sometimes important features you’ll have to consider paying the premium version. Here’s 3 of the best ones that have both free and premium versions:

Do password managers guarantee 100% safety?

Well, not 100%, but they are close to 99%. Password managers can be hacked, like every other digital app these days. But, while hackers might manage to get it, that doesn’t mean they will get any information from your password managers. As the information in your app is encrypted, this implies that the hacker has to decipher it. And deciphering encrypted information is almost impossible.

Most password managers don’t have access to your master password or to your encrypted information stored inside the app. So, much of the security of your password manager relies on the strength of your one and only master password. If you make sure that’s impossible to guess and nobody has access to it, you’re pretty much safe.

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