Password Manager Tools

A password manager is a computer or cloud program that permits clients to store, produce, and manage their own passwords for online services.

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Why you should use a password manager

One of the main concerns with passwords is that they shouldn't be predictable and they should be strong enough so that they can't be guessed. In addition, you might find these benefits:

  • Password managers recommend secure passwords while adding new accounts or changing passwords for existing ones.
  • Users only have to remember one master password.
  • Password managers comply with Western's password policy.

Here you can find some password manager alternatives to use within your accounts to protect your passwords and personal information on all your devices:

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Open-source password manager with a free plan that allows securing user passwords. The security of User Personal Information is important to Bitwarden. User data, including Personal Information, is never sent to the Bitwarden cloud servers without first being encrypted on the user's local devices using AES 256-bit encryption.

Bitwarden Features

  • Synchronization passwords across all your devices.
  • Secure password generator.
  • Self-host option
  • Two-factor authentication
  • Encrypted file storage
  • Cloud host
  • Single sign-on

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A Canadian company that promotes the protection of user data through the use of strong passwords. 1Password security begins with user Master Password. It is used to encrypt user data, so no one but the owner can read it.

1Password Features

  • End-to-end encryption. Whether the user uses a 1Password account or sync user data with iCloud or Dropbox, everything is always end-to-end encrypted.
  • 256-bit AES encryption. 1Password user data is kept safe by AES-GCM-256 authenticated encryption.
  • Secure random numbers. Encryption keys, initialization vectors, and nonces are all generated using cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generators.
  • PBKDF2 key strengthening. 1Password uses PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 for key derivation which makes it harder for someone to repeatedly guess user Master Password.
  • A secret Master Password. User Master Password is never stored alongside user 1Password data or transmitted over the network.
  • Secret Key. The data in the use 1Password account is protected by your 128-bit Secret Key, which is combined with user Master Password to encrypt user data.
  • Two-factor authentication. 1Password uses 2FA for an extra layer of protection.

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This password manager was created with the belief that user passwords and data should always be secure, private, and accessible exclusively to the owner of this data. Based on this, Dashlane uses several mechanics to create strong passwords and protect user information.

Dashlane Features

  • Patented security architecture.  Dashlane earned a US Patent for its security architecture. Dashlane uses one of the strongest encryption available.
  • Zero-knowledge system.  Dashlane takes a “trust no one” approach to user security. Dashlane never relies on any server, code, or person with access to user data to provide the best protection.
  • The strongest password requirements.  Dashlane employs one of the strongest master password requirements in the industry. And to protect users further, this master password cannot be reset by anyone other than the owner.
  • Built-in two-factor authentication.  Dashlane requires a unique code before authorizing access on a new device. They also support mobile authenticator apps and devices, including Google Authenticator and U2F YubiKeys.
  • Encryption.  All the data transmitted through user devices and Dashlane services use a secure channel with AES 256-bit encryption.

Multi-Factor Authentication to protect your password manager tool

Passwords alone are no longer enough, that is why you might use multi-factor authentication (MFA). Passwords can be taken, speculated, or compromised.  While authentication is the process by which a computer validates the identity of a user (i.e. username and password), multi-factor authentication adds an additional layer of protection and security against one of the most common types of breach—compromised credentials.

mfa_passwordmanagers.pngAll these passwords manager tools securely keep track of all user passwords. It is a way to create unique passwords for all user accounts, remember them, and have them typed for online users.

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