Password Manager

Everyone, for the most part, uses the web for almost anything these days; online banking, email, online school, social networking, and so much more. Every time you use one of these services you are required to create a username and password. Over time, your accumulation of accounts can begin to stack up and keeping track of those accounts becomes a hassle. I’ve even noticed over the years that after all the sites I use consistently, the number of accounts has grown beyond control; last count was well over twenty unique accounts.
The most important part of creating these accounts we forget is security. Writing down the information on a piece of paper to keep next your computer is not secure. What we fail to realize is that information is easily available to everyone that visits your home. A password manager application is perfect for this type of information.
The function of a password manager is to store all of your accounts in a database and then secure the database by a master password so that you only have to remember that one password instead of many. Along with this advantage, it ensures that you don’t forget the password to an account, just in case you lose that piece of paper.
As mentioned in episode #5 of Technical Difficulties podcast, I recently discovered KeePass Password Safe from the Portable Apps suite of applications. At one time I was using Password Agent but decided to go with a free open-source software, especially one that was portable for my needs. Todd, on the episode, also mentioned RoboFrom which has the ability to integrate into the Firefox web browser. Terry mentioned he used Password Safe for his password management.
To tell you the truth, any password manager with good security encryption is recommended to help you keep track, and secure, of all those accounts you use day to day.