Managing passwords today is like managing your soldiers in a battlefield. The moment you forget your passwords at that very moment you find yourself clueless especially when you are from information technology industry.
You can say what is so hard about it. Just keep a different password for every website and service but isn’t it a gigantic task to remember all those passwords. There is a clue! Yes, you got it right. Gift yourself a password manager program.
I have seen people having more than 100 different logins and passwords. Either they need to be super human to remember all those passwords and logins or they will have to opt a smart way to survive in this technology dominated world.
For password security we have few smart password managers like Dashlane, Lastpass, 1Password and PasswordBox.
First of all we will talk about what is behind these password managers. These managers hide your crucial information (other logins and passwords) behind a master password that only you know.
These managers take an extra step of security by not sending your master password over the Internet. It is just like a dedicated safe-deposit box kept by a professional who is not aware of the content inside it.
We live in a cloud age where our personal information resides in password protected areas so we require a defense mechanism more than the antivirus software, here comes the role of a password manager.
Dashlane is a password manager program which acts like your own memory. It is the one of the best ways to keep a track of your existing passwords, credit card numbers and user ID’s. A helpful scorecard is also kept by them on the quality of your existing passwords. If it is of low quality then it says to improve them.
What else can you expect? Dashlane tries its best to improve your security. In case you are changing a password or you are in a process of starting a new account then it offers few suggestions of a strong password. It never sends your master password over Internet and protects your personal data by using advanced encryption standard.
So, what will happen if your master password gets leaked? This is a possibility when someone has installed a piece of keylogging malware on your device or computer. Let’s assume even that happened then what next? There is an additional layer of security. This secured beauty would not allow “someone unlock your passwords on a new device without first entering an ever-changing code it sends directly to your phone or email.”
This you have to analyze yourself. Which side are you? On one side there is an old technique in which you printed out a database of all your passwords on a paper on the other hand there is an ultra advanced technique for extra smart security.
[Inspiration from techgig.com]