Password Management

Feel like you can't keep track of your passwords?

Many people resort to either making all their passwords the same or keeping a non-encrypted copy of their passwords nearby to help them log into their many online accounts. Both of those practices are a bad idea.

Password managers make it so you only have to remember one password (your master password), and many times you can access your passwords using your fingerprint reader on your phone. Once you're in your vault you can search and view any of your passwords. Browser extensions and phone integration make this solution even better.

First lets go over a few best practices for passwords:

• no dictionary words
• use at least one number, upper case letter, lower case letter, and special character
• don't use the same one one two different accounts
• Use 2 Factor Authentication when possible
  • 2 Factor Authentication: Also known as Multi-factor Authentication...means that you're logging in using (1) something you know and (2) something you have. The "something you know" is your password. The "something you have" is key that lasts around 30 seconds to 10 minutes or so and gets either sent to you at the time of login or is generated using an app on your phone.
  • https://authy.com/what-is-2fa/
  • https://twofactorauth.org/