“The cryptography details and implementation details should at least be documented somewhere, but they’re not,” says Johnson.

For an article in Wired about password manager security, Evan Johnson at CloudFlare cautions against using Chrome or any other browser to save your passwords: When you sign into an account or create a new username and password, your browser asks, “Would you like us to save your password?” While this is an enticing option for convenience sake, it might not be your safest option. We dive into the pros and cons of browser password managers and how to choose the right password manager option for your needs. Of these two options, your browser may be the most convenient, but is it safe to store passwords in Chrome or other browsers like Firefox and Safari?

To keep all your online information secure, you should have a unique password for every account, but who can remember that many phrases or random combinations of letters, numbers, and special characters? No one, which is why people either reuse the same two passwords (increasing the odds of getting hacked) or they use their browser or a stand-alone password manager.

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