My Journey with Password Managers

Password managers have become a crucial tool that every online user must rely on. Since they handle extremely sensitive data, like login credentials, credit card information, secret notes, and more, careful consideration is recommended when choosing a password manager. This article goes over the phases I’ve gone through in my experience with password managers, the different solutions I used, and how I got where I am today. First Password Manager My journey with password managers started way back when I used the “save password” feature in the Chrome browser. I was still “generating” passwords myself but relying on Chrome to save and automatically insert them when I’m on the login page of various websites. At that time, I didn’t really have too many accounts - probably no more than a dozen. But as the web started turning into a plethora of sign-up walls, where you can’t hover on a button without having to log in first, I quickly ran out of ideas to create new unique passwords. This is the point where I knew I needed a proper password manager. ...

December 28, 2021 · 5 min