The passwords managers
The increasing number of online platforms makes it difficult to manage the numerous passwords that go with them. Great is the temptation to use a single password to access all your accounts or to choose a familiar one that can easily be remembered.
Of course, those practices are to be avoided.
Using one password, even if it can come handy, it's taking the risk to get, not one, but all your accounts hacked at once!
As for the familiar and/or easy-to-remember passwords, those are the very first ones to be tested by hackers trying to get to your personal information.
For instance, see the list of the mostly used passwords by Adobe users. some of them might sound familiar:
- 123456
- 123456789
- password
- adobe123
- 12345678
- qwerty
- 1234567
- 111111
- photoshop
- 123123
Here comes the passwords manager.
A passwor manager, for which purpose?
A passwords manager has several functions:
- It stores all your passwords
- It generates passwords according to several criteria (number of characters, kind of signs...)
The password manager is password-protected, and it is the only one you'll have to memorize!
Where can I get a password manager?
There are several software easily accessible online. Here is a free and OpenSource manager: Keepass.
Is there any alternative to passwords?
Yes. Not broadly used yet, strong authentication via certificate is an alternative to classic connection systems.
How does it work: the web user has a client certificate that is presented to the server when accessing the website. The authentication is then automated and totaly transparent.
Note that strong authentication is available to access your TBS Certificates' Center and that if you choose to use it we'll deliver the needed client certificate fot free. So why hesitate?