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 without understanding the importance of passwords have also made a great contribution. As for me, I have always used a string of characters generated by MD5 as the password for my account, thinking it is very secure. In fact, it is not, because passwords that only contain lowercase letters and numbers can be cracked by brute force. Passwords that include some special characters 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, "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 the advanced version, 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 cloud drive, this is simply amazing. There is no need to worry about the security of passwords being stored in someone else's hands, but security measures must be taken.
KeePass also uses the mainstream method of using a master password to open the password database file. At this point, the master password represents all your passwords, so it needs to be as complex as possible while being easy for you to remember. 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 awesome.
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 feels great~
Go ahead and give it a try~