{"id":51871,"date":"2017-04-01t14:23:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-01t18:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=51871"},"modified":"2018-07-10t13:42:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10t17:42:18","slug":"password-managers-yes-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2017\/04\/01\/password-managers-yes-no\/","title":{"rendered":"password managers: yes or no?"},"content":{"rendered":"

but you don’t need to ask why.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by greg lafollette<\/em><\/p>\n

password managers have been in the news as of late. unfortunately, the news has not been good. multiple security breaches may (or may not) have exposed millions of user ids and passwords. while many of my technology consultant-type friends are proponents of password manager apps, the idea of having a single point of (imo catastrophic) failure terrifies me. so i resist. which leads me to a conundrum. i usually try to expose practitioners to genres of apps and web tools they might not otherwise see. with that in mind i\u2019ll point out that the leading password managers are actually very good. if you can get over the single point of failure issue.<\/p>\n

commercial offerings<\/strong><\/p>\n

if you\u2019re in the camp that can stomach the risk, i suggest you consider lastpass, dashlane, <\/em>or roboform<\/em>. all generate strong passwords, store them securely (or not, depending on who you believe), synchronize them across all your devices, and serve them up to you as needed. lastpass<\/em> and dashlane<\/em> have a free offering as well as a premium level product and although roboform<\/em> does not have a free product it does offer a discounted 3-year subscription. all platforms include very similar features and all support multi-level authentication.<\/p>\n

now, back to my conundrum. how to deal with a genre in which i honestly do not believe it wise to use? i elected to simply highlight the three market leaders and then explain my \u201cwork-around\u201d personal do-it-yourself (diy) solution. these three all work on\u00a0ios, android, and the web.<\/p>\n