password manager

A password manager is a software application or hardware that helps a user store and organize passwords. Password managers usually store passwords encrypted, requiring the user to create a master password: a single, ideally very strong password which grants the user access to their entire password database. Some password managers store passwords on the user's computer (called offline password managers), whereas others store data in the provider's cloud (often called online password managers). However offline password managers also offer data storage in the user's own cloud accounts rather than the provider's cloud. While the core functionality of a password manager is to securely store large collections of passwords, many provide additional features such as form filling and password generation.

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  1. JudgeDredd2010

    The 2022 Lastpass Security Breach Just Got Worse.

    I would NOT now use Lastpass. If the other the other security breeches were bad enough it now gets worse! Use something like Bitwarden which is free. I stopped using Lastpass a while ago...
  2. Surebrec

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  3. facade

    Suggestions for Password Manager

    With all the recent publicity about scammers, and having had most of my details published by a hack to a utility website, I suppose it is time to move into the 21st century and get a password manager in case my pc is stolen. Obviously it has to be free, or very low cost 😄 I just want to...
  4. jurassicmark

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    That may sound like a rather official way to describe how you decide what password to use and how to record/remember it when registering on a new website, app, etc. but I think this is more important than many people seem to appreciate. Security is only as strong as the weakest link so when...
  5. Cocksure

    Paid for Anti Virus and Password Manager Recommendations for the Paranoid!

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  6. Penner

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  7. cutes6

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  8. rampant

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  9. R

    mSecure password manager and browser half price

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