Why you should use a password manager

“You should always use strong passwords. Also, use a different password for each account. Additionally, you should keep changing passwords regularly.”

You must’ve heard this several times. While it sounds good, it’s very difficult to follow. You must be having at least 10 different accounts, and that’s the minimum! Emails, social media platforms, and several online services that you use – they all need passwords.

Keeping obscure and long passwords like F54#*d7GGt is difficult enough. Keeping 10 different passwords like these and remembering them is almost a herculean task.

And then changing them regularly and remembering the new ones is just impossible.

How do people do it?

It’s simple. They use password managers.

What is a password manager?

It’s a tool that stores all your passwords. When you use a password to log into a website, the password manager will store that information so you can log in automatically the next time.

And since it’s a tool that stores highly sensitive information, it keeps all its data encrypted. It has a master password that lets you open the vault. All you need to remember is the master password. All other passwords of different accounts will be remembered by the manager.

Why You Should Use a Password Manager

You need strong passwords that cannot be broken easily. However, creating such passwords isn’t easy and remembering them is even harder.

Besides, different websites have different password requirements and some websites won’t let you sign in unless your password is at least 8 characters long, has lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and special characters. Honestly, such passwords are difficult to generate and remember.

A password manager will take that burden off your chest by remembering passwords for you. And some password managers also generate strong passwords for you – just in case you run out of ideas. And since they store it safely, even if someone gains access to the password manager, they won’t be able to see the contents without the master password.
 

Popular Password Managers

Here are a couple of good password managers that are popular in the market.
 

LastPass

It lets you create and store strong passwords. It also protects you against phishing websites by preventing auto-fill. It’s available as a free version but you can also get a paid one that lets you use cloud storage.
 

Roboform

One of the oldest password managers, it is available on a number of platforms including Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. As with LastPass, it’s available for free but you can also get the premium version with cloud storage abilities.

A password manager is a good thing to use. And because there are many good ones out there, make sure you look for features like two-factor authentication, multiple platform support, password encryption, and ease of use.