Pick a Password Manager

A quick web search will turn up dozens, perhaps hundreds, of password managers. Because I talk so much about password managers in this book, I want to offer some advice about how to choose one. In this chapter, I introduce you to the capabilities you may find important and then offer a brief overview of nine representative password managers.

If you’re already using a password manager and you’re happy with it, you can probably skip this chapter (or skim it, to see if anything interesting pops out). But if you’re using a password manager that you aren’t entirely satisfied with, use this chapter as a way to find something that may be a better fit. Switching password managers can be a hassle (check out the sidebar just ahead ...

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