“If there’s one breed of app every Mac and iOS user should own, it’s a password manager,” J.R. Bookwalter writes for Macworld. “After all, it’s no longer possible nor advisable to repeat the same easily-guessed login credentials across all the websites and services we use, and nearly impossible for most of us to remember so many combinations of letters, digits, and special characters.”
“For my money, 1Password (for Mac and iOS) is hands-down the best choice, and one I highly recommend to others,” Bookwalter writes. “But not everyone will benefit from that software’s more advanced features, while others are simply unwilling to shell out hard-earned cash for the convenience when jotting passwords onto a piece of paper gets the job done.”
“Secrets (free on the App Store) strips away most of 1Password’s power user features to offer a cleaner, more streamlined user interface,” Bookwalter writes. “The basics remain the same: You can generate unique secure passwords, autofill website logins in Safari (as well as Chrome on the desktop), and seamlessly sync between Mac and iOS devices via iCloud. Everything is saved in OpenPGP format using proven AES, RSA, and SHA encryption standards for maximum security.”
Read more, and see the screenshots, in the full review here.
MacDailyNews Take: We use Apple’s iCloud Keychain and Keychain Access to handle our passwords.
SEE ALSO:
A comprehensive guide to Apple’s very useful iCloud Keychain – January 4, 2017
7 password experts explain how to lock down your online security – May 5, 2016
Why a strong password doesn’t help as much as a unique one – July 22, 2015
MDN, what about when an app asks you for a password and you’re not home to open Keychain Access?
this new app called Secrets may be a decent app, but for my money and my trust, I have had great success with the attention to detail and updates that agile tortoise has given to 1password . I am absolutely happy to have spent the money for a well-deserved app like 1Password, both on my Mac and my iPad & iPhone , and I tend to stick with them until proven otherwise .
What happens if you lose the master password? Yup, thats right, your screwed. Just make 3 strong password that you can remember and alternate them. Then you only have to guess 3 times max.
Trondude
How likely is it you would forget one, good, strong password? I have 1Password with an over 20 character pass. As I use it again and again it is burned into my brain. Also if you can remember three passwords, as you suggest, then surely one is easier.
Imagine if Apple actually cared enough about user experience to solve the frustration of password management with some real innovation in worldwide cross platform identity authentication.
Or I would give up touch bars and emoji if Apple could just improve its Keychain like all these 3rd party password apps are attempting to do.
I found SafeInCloud.app
https://www.safe-in-cloud.com/en/
Free for desktop, 2.99 for iOS
Don’t you trust a russian app during Donald era?
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