In just over two decades we have gone from using computers to play and execute some programs in the workplace, without internet connection, to practically perform almost all online effortsespecially in a country like Spain, where the digital certificate opens so many doors.
To this we must add all the applications and services that we use by leisurefrom social networks to video and music streaming applications, in addition to banks, signing apps at work, gym, etc. And each of those applications usually involves the use of a user and a password.
The management of all that information is carried out in the applications themselves, but also in our headsince we must remember what those passwords are. This is something that many people do not take into account until they have a problem and must recover a password, carry out a management and, in the worst case, put a complaint.
To be able to manage as well as possible these passwords there are many tips and tricks, from the simplest such as Do not use obvious passwords such as 1234 or 0000 to others how not to point them out of the whole world. These are tips that seem obvious, but that year after year you are necessary to see that most users do not pay attention to these things. There is an even safer way to improve our security: using a password manager.
What you do is to file a security layer between the applications and websites that we use and the passwords we have in them. The idea is to be able to use much more complex and safe passwords (and more difficult to memorize) a manager to have them stored. In this way the disadvantage of having to remember them is diluted.
Computer with multiple passwords
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To do this, We will have a master password in the password managerwhich will not be used without knowing it. It is like using a single password for everything, but without the risks of doing that literally. As it is just a password we can make it very long and complex, because we will only have to memorize one. Of course, we will have to be especially jealous of that password, because it should not be filtered under any circumstances.
Since we currently access services from the mobile, the computer, the TV and many other places, it is a good idea Use a password manager that is present on most platforms. Actually, having it on the mobile would be possible since in addition to using a password we can consult it and, for example, use it on an intelgent television to connect a streaming platform.
It is important to emphasize that managers They are able to save the user and password and put them when an app or service asks for them, without having to memorize itcopy it by hand or press key to key. But if we just want to consult the access data to an app and put it by hand on a different device, we can also do it.
The use of password manager Eliminate two of the main problems when creating a password. The first is to use a simple, easy to remember but also easy to break, so it is more plausible than an attack by a virus or a hacker ends up giving access to our information. The second is to use the same password for more than one service.
Use of the same password in multiple services
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This is a problem because, even if they have not attacked us, this password could be filtered into an attack on the servers of the company to which we are connecting (something that is not especially rare), making it easy to have not only that password, but also the email or linked user. And if so, the attackers could use it in other services, which could enter because the password is the same. Another advantage of this type of applications is that They can detect fraud attempts with false websites. In doing so they do not automatically put the access data, preventing them from leaking.
Of course, Do not use a random password managerbut it is better to choose one than us, be it from an independent company or one of the industry giants, such as Google or Apple, which integrate them into their operating systems and applications, which facilitates their use. It is important to keep the application updated and use a complex master password. It is best to use one that is long, like a phrase, including special numbers and charactersbut that in turn is not complicated to remember. An example of a safe but simple password would be “the full ones of the time of September 30, 1964.”
Of course, We must not give that master password to anyoneunder no circumstances, because I would have access to our entire digital life, not only what we wanted to give access. On the other hand, you have to be very careful to Do not use the password manager from a network that is not reliablelike the public network of an airport or cafeteria, since the master password could be filtered and with it the rest.
