If you frequently access accounts on your mobile device, give 1Password for mobile a try. If the password is not stored it will prompt you to do so.ġPassword also saves important information like credit cards and membership numbers. Every time you login to an account the app will prompt you to enter the master login and it populates the username and password for the account you’re trying to access. Plugins are available for Chrome and Firefox browsers.ĭownload the app to your desktop, create an account locally which is encrypted, create a single strong master password and you’re good to go. There are many to choose from, some free, but 1Password is the best I’ve tried.ġPassword for Windows installs support for Internet Explorer out of the box, and for Safari for the Mac version.
It allows you to save all your passwords securely and access them with one killer master password. Sure you can save the passwords to your web browser but that poses a security risk depending on which browser you’re using and how many people have access to your computer.Īnd, what about sites that you access on your mobile devices?Ī password manager is the best option.
Having a different password for each account is better but it’s almost impossible to remember all of them. Using a single password to access everything poses a huge security risk. Banks, credit cards, Facebook and Twitter, the New York Times, Gmail the list of accounts and services that require a password is endless.
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