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    PASSWORD MANAGERS

    Dec 14, 2021 6 minutes
    Reviewed by HOWARD OAKLEY

    Passwords are everywhere, and two-factor authorisation (2FA) keeps creeping up too. One solution, ideal for anyone with more than one means of connecting to the internet, is a password manager. macOS and iOS provide basic management so long as you use Safari, but if you want to access your passwords from Android or Linux, then you’re on your own. Apple’s new iCloud Keychain Password Manager for Windows could help many.

    The password managers on test here go where Apple’s doesn’t. All bar one store your passwords and other data in a private vault on the app’s own servers, independently of Apple and iCloud. To do this securely, the information you save in the app is encrypted there using your master password, and the only data to leave your Mac or device stays robustly encrypted so neither the service nor an eavesdropper can gain access.

    Each app consists of the password manager itself, with

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