How to Choose a Password Manager (and Why You Need One)
A password manager is the easiest security upgrade you can make. Here's how to pick one.
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Reusing passwords is the most common way accounts get taken over. A password manager creates and remembers a unique password for every site.
What to look for
- Zero-knowledge encryption — only you can decrypt your vault.
- Apps for all your devices and browser autofill.
- Sharing for family or team members.
- Breach alerts for leaked passwords.
- Two-factor authentication on the vault itself.
Popular choices
- 1Password — polished apps and great family sharing.
- Bitwarden — open source and affordable.
- Dashlane — includes dark-web monitoring.
How to switch to a password manager
- Install the app and browser extension and create a strong master password you can remember.
- Import the passwords saved in your browser.
- Change your most important passwords first — email, bank, Apple or Google account — to new random ones.
- Turn off the browser's own password saving to avoid duplicates.
Compare them in our antivirus and password manager list.
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