![]() ![]() ![]() Under “other” check the box for KeePass 2. How To Install KeePass on Windowsġ: Go to. Always back-up your database file, either on separate device or to a cloud-based location. Every time I need logon information I plug in the USB to open the file, then when I’m done I save it to the USB and to a backup location on the computer itself. Any of them are better than the same password you came up with as a teenager and reuse everywhere.Īdd Entry and Password generator for new entriesīecause I work on several different computers on a regular basis, I store my database file on a USB that fits in my wallet. There are plenty of password managers out there. Password manager software has been around since the beginning of the internet, but for some reason they’re not a common occurrence. The reason why the use of password managers isn’t taught to children at the elementary school level, along with digital citizenship concepts and fundamentals of meme creation, is beyond my understanding. There is a better way: password managers. Memorized passwords are fragile: either we run the risk of losing accounts (or even worse, having to contact customer service) because we might forget what password we used, or we have the passwords written down somewhere where other people can find them. You may be a small fish in a big pond, but you can still be packaged up and sold as a sardine.Įveryone has a gut feeling that there must be a better way to manage passwords. Your online security requires a little more attention than convincing yourself that “ security theater is ‘OK’”. Imagine some website you use got hacked and your password is available to buy - for a pittance - on the dark web. It’s not safe if you reuse the same password and “just change a character when I have to”. Your password is not safe written down in a notebook that you keep in your desk. If your password is “password123” (Hi Mom, I know your password), if you go to and see “Oh no - pwned!”, or if you breathe oxygen, please use a password manager. Passwords - digital keys - shouldn’t be handed out. ![]()
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