Why a password manager is safer than your memory
Reusing passwords is the habit that makes break-ins easiest. A vault solves it without requiring an elephant's memory.
When a website suffers a breach, its list of emails and passwords tends to circulate. Anyone who reuses the same password in several places unknowingly hands over the key to every other account.
What a manager does
- Creates long, random passwords for each site.
- Keeps everything in an encrypted vault, protected by a single master password.
- Fills in login fields automatically, including on your phone.
- Warns you when a saved password shows up in a known breach.
The master password
It is the only one you need to memorize. A phrase of four or five unrelated words is long, hard to guess and easy to remember. Don't use that phrase anywhere else.
Modern browsers already include a built-in manager. For people who want to use it across several devices and systems, dedicated apps offer more control.
