A lot of misunderstanding and fear happened when ISE released their report that many of the top password managers were not as secure as many people hoped. You can read their full report here. First off, should you be worried? No. This threat level is so narrow. Let’s go over the issue and what you …
There are times when using a notebook for your passwords makes sense, and there are times when using a password manager makes sense. This article will teach you if a password book is safer then a password manager. Learn when a password manager is safer and better. And see why a password book works better …
I like KeePassXC mostly because it’s easy and free. The project is open sourced and based off KeePassX which is based on KeePass, both of which are open source and free too. The reason we ended up with KeePassXC is that the original KeePass, which came out in 2003, was meant for Windows only. This …
Coming up with unique passwords for every account is difficult and leads many people to create a system/algo. A phrase and the name of the site is the typical system many people use. While this solves the issue of having a unique password for every account, it’s not the best solution. There are vulnerabilities with …
I love password managers, but I can understand why people don’t trust them. I understand because I used to think the same thing. To get over my trust issue, I came up with tricks that help me come around to loving password managers. I want to share these tricks with you and help you better …
When you use a password manager the question of password length riddles the mind. 8 characters good enough? Is it worth it to have a 100 character long password? Do I need special characters? Let me show you the right size password and when it’s okay to use short passwords. Size Matters When it comes …