Carrying on from our previous blog post about online security now that you have all your nice and secure passwords and an account with Microsoft or Google, you need a way to manage all your passwords and access them from different devices. You already have a password manager built into your favourite browser in this blog we will cover how to use your browser password manager as well as some of the separate password managers.
If you set up the browsers on multiple devices with the same profile then you can access all your passwords as well. This can be done for Chrome and Edge on any tech you want it on.
Microsoft Edge Password Manager
If you are using a Windows laptop or desktop computer you will have Microsoft Edge, when you set up a Microsoft account you can log in to the browser and sync. All you need to do is click the grey profile circle in the top left and sign in. Once you have signed in you can click on the three dots next to the profile icon then go to settings. Once you are in the browser settings fifth option down is where all the passwords are stored.
Chrome Password Manager
Chrome is another common browser and also includes a password manager utility instead using a Google account to sync between devices. The process to sign in to the browser to sync passwords is very similar, look at the top right corner and click the profile picture then click the turn on sync. The method of accessing the passwords is slightly different click on the three dots, click auto-fill, and then passwords.
Dedicated Password Managers
There is also the option of dedicated password managers which allow you to sync passwords between devices there are a few different options there is BitWarden, Lastpass, Dashlane. and many other options. We would recommend BitWarden while the options listed both have free options BitWarden is less intrusive and if you buy the premium (which is much cheaper than Lastpass and Dashlane) can be used to give 2FA tokens.
Why not the others? Lastpass and Dashlane are more popular options but they are more pricey and despite the price being higher, they give a lot fewer features. They do allow you to store passwords securely however the free accounts are very limited as they want you to buy into the service and the premium lacks as many features as BitWarden.
Bitwarden is open source and this means you can add various different plug-ins even with the free account. This can be especially useful for small businesses where you can set up 2FA tokens in BitWarden for your entire organisation without having to spend a lot of money to give all your employees a premium. For more information contact ComputerBits and we can help you set this up for your business.
