Monday, November 7, 2011

Password Management Software Secrets

By Alex Blaken


Online password management services are probably one of the best kept secrets on the Internet. If you are a tech-savvy geek then you will probably already use a password manager yet many users do not know what they are or the benefits. If you don't know what an password manager is then you should definitely read this.

People are putting more and more info online or on the Internet. Whether it is a home address when shopping online, our financial information when online banking or private personal information we post on social networks and blogs. Advances in technology have meant that a lot of information is now only available online. People ought to be much more careful of their passwords; having one account compromised may have much wider results.

Most people take passwords somewhat seriously. The majority of people knows the rules for good passwords, yet many people are too laid back to be as safe as possible online. Most people use a single password that is easy to remember but not very safe. To have a super safe password it should feature upper and lower cased characters, numerical characters and punctuation characters. Many people use words from the dictionary as their passwords, something which is particularly unsafe. Password security is the first line of defence for online security.

Online password software remove lots of the hassle passwords offer whilst offering greater levels of online security. Online password managers can be computer programs or sites that store all username and password details safely. You can download a toolbar which then sits in your toolbar and manages passwords, or you can register for a website that provides the same features. Lots of password managers can also enter your account information for you with auto-fill technology.

The advantages of using password managers are plentiful. First of all, they take away so much of the stress and hassle of online passwords. Pretty much everyone has forgotten a password at some point and we all know just how much time it takes and annoying it is to have to register for a new account or have a new password set up. Using an online password manager means you will never have such a problem ever again. They also save you a lot of time online as you do not have to always type your account information into websites that you use daily.

Even more so, the online safety advantages really make password management services important for modern living. You do not need to use one password for all the sites you visit or really simple passwords since you can't remember numerous different complicated ones. Password managers store your passwords online, safely and securely meaning you will not need to remember them yourself - you will always know where they are. Additionally, as all your username and passwords get managed for you, you are free to use a different password for each website that you use. This will vastly improve online safety.




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