In these cases and others, remembering all those online IDs is difficult, even for someone that tries to be as organized as myself. Okay, so now it seems like you have a billion secure (more or less) passwords and online IDs, and in addition you need fast access to them, mostly because you usually need one or two or ten of them each day you spend online. (Editor’s note: Already caught in a bind and forgot an admin password? Need to do a reset? Check out this article on how to regain access to an administrator password.) Free Password Management Tools We wrote more about this in a past article, “ 10 Tips to Make a Secure Password.” Today I’ll introduce you to two free password management tools: Password Safe and KeePass Password Safe. Other IDs may be the ones that you opened just once in order to be able to read some members-only information, posted a question on some forgotten forum or community, or even registered to some company website that promised to give you something in return. The list is endless.Īlmost all security experts will agree on this: Keeping your online IDs as diverse and complex as possible is good for your online safety. Meanwhile, other IDs may be more hard to remember, such as online banking, credit card sites, and other more security-aware sites and portals. Some of this info may be easier to remember mostly because – unlike what the common best practices tell us – many of us use nonexpiring passwords for these credentials. Others may be information pertaining to your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or other websites, or credentials for devices such as your routers, WiFi access points, and printers. Some may be credentials to your email accounts. If you’re like me, you have a lot of online IDs and presences that you have to constantly maintain.
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