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Your brain is a poor password manager
You have probably heard lots of stories about people using simple passwords (like "password123"). Our brains are really poor at storing passwords so having something simple to remember is easier, especially when you have multiple passwords.
To solve this problem and many others, we advocate using a passwords manager. A password manager is a really effective way to manage your accounts and passwords and make your digital-life easier.
"Password managers don't have to be perfect, they just have to be better than not having one"Troy Hunt, Australian Security Researcher |
Password Managers
A Password Manager is a tool that enables your to create, store and manage passwords. This reduces the need to remember lots of passwords and therefore allows you to use different passwords for each service and also make them quite complex.
A summary of some common password managers is provided below (please note that JCU ICT does not support commercial third party products).
Product | Platforms | Two Factor | Browser Plugins | Features Summary |
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Dashlane https://www.dashlane.com/ | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, Chrome OS, watchOS | Yes | Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari, Edge | You can choose to not store any password data on Dashlane's servers. Support multiple languages. Family sharing features. Syncs across multiple devices. |
1Password https://1password.com/ | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android | Yes | Chrome, Firefox,Safari, Edge, Opera | Includes travel mode which allows you to specify what to store on the device. Can also act as an authentication application. Family sharing features. Syncs across multiple devices. |
LastPass https://www.lastpass.com | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, Chrome OS, Windows Phone, watchOS | Yes | Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari, Edge, Maxthon, Opera | LastPass is a cloud-only service. Family sharing features. Can also act as an authentication application. Syncs across multiple devices. |
KeePass https://keepass.info | Windows with variations for other operating systems. | Yes | Nil | Available from the JCU ICT Application Catalogue (for Staff). Locally stored database (Not a cloud service). If you want to sync your passwords across all of your devices, you will need to put your password database on a service, such as OneDrive or a tool of your choice. Does not integrate with your browser |
Keeper Password Manager & Digital Vault https://keepersecurity.com/personal.html | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, Chrome OS, Windows Phone, Kindle, BlackBerry | Yes | Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari, Edge | Emergency access model. Family sharing features. |