Passwords have always been a weak point for people's accounts. Through various means, people who want to obtain other people's passwords can always obtain satisfactory information. People like to use combinations of their personal information as passwords, which has made a great contribution. People who set simple passwords are also indispensable. As for me, I have always used a string of characters generated by md5 as the password for my account, thinking that it is very secure. In fact, it is not, because the password only contains lowercase letters and numbers, which can be cracked by brute force. Passwords with some special symbols are currently relatively secure password solutions, but complex passwords are too difficult to remember. What should we do about this? It wasn't until a group of experts said that Password Manager is a good civilization that I realized that someone had already come up with a solution.
Currently, there are four popular password managers on the Internet:
- KeePass: Free, open source, strong compatibility
- LastPass: The biggest advantage is cross-browser platform
- 1Password: Cross-platform management, high user recognition
- Enpass: Supports multiple platforms, 20 passwords for free
Among them, I tried LastPass for the first time and found that using it on multiple devices requires an advanced version authorization, and the authorization actually requires a VISA card (which I don't have). So I gave up. Later, I saw the open source solution KeePass and after using it for a while, I found it very comfortable to use. It supports Linux, Windows, and mobile systems, and also supports Webdav. For someone who has already set up a network disk, this is simply amazing. You don't have to worry about the security of your passwords being stored in someone else's hands, but you must ensure the security facilities are in place.
KeePass also uses the mainstream method of using a master password to open the password database file. At this time, the master password represents all your passwords, and you need to balance complexity and memorability as much as possible. That's the only thing you need to do. As for other passwords, KeePass provides a random password generator that can customize the generated passwords to include letters, symbols, special characters, and more. You can also customize the length. In short, it's really cool.
On the night I started using KeePass, I changed every account I could think of to automatically generated strong passwords. I feel that the security of my accounts has improved by more than a little bit. It's so satisfying~
Go and try it out quickly~