Famous words from LOTR “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them” The state of passwords and hackers is probably just one click darker than Mordor, and thus the need of a password manager. My tool of choice is Lastpass.com.
I started using Lastpass many years ago, I currently have 326 different sites. I can go back to 326 different sites and remember my username and password, most of them have unique, long, complicated passwords. But passwords are not the only things I store in my lastpass vault.
- Profiles – whenever I need to create a new account, or fill personal information, I can push a button and fill all the info. I have a profile for my personal data and for work.
- WiFi Networks – I can store credentials to frequent networks that you use, in case you don’t have them stored in your phone.
- Secure Notes – Store you bank information, routing and account information. Other accounts where you have to make deposits. Super secure notes or images can be added and additional per note passwords.
- Memberships – Take a picture of a store membership that you use once a year and save it in a membership item
- Credit Cards – Store credit card information to either use on websites instead of storing the cards in their system, or just as reference in case you lose the card.
I use this service every day, in multiple devices (you do need to pay to have it in multiple devices). The premium account is $12, which to me is a great value for what you get. The iOS integration is amazing, got to a site on your phone, click a button, authenticate with your fingerprint, and you are in.
Some things to keep in mind:
- Have a long, complicated password to be your master password.
- Enable 2 factor authentication
- Enable country restrictions and allow only the countries where you would need to login from.
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