Recently a change in password requirements for the main IET website sparked an interesting debate about password security. One thing that came up was the use of password managers and there was a bit of a debate about their security.

 

I myself have a password manager. I resisted for a long time as I was worried about their security- keeping all your passwords in one place doesn’t seem like a great idea but after a lot of research and A LOT of having to reset passwords because I kept forgetting them, I decided to take the plunge and sign up for one.

 





In terms of convenience there is no contest – they are much easier for dealing with passwords. No longer do I have to worry about remembering my passwords for sites, or store them insecurely in my browser. Just a couple of clicks (or not even that sometimes) and I'm in.


However the worry still lingers the risk that password mangers, no matter how good they are, might be hacked, rendering the whole system useless.

 

What do you think on the subject? Do you have a password manager or are you steering clear? Are password managers worth it? Let me know in the comments below