Password managers explained for people who are tired of resets

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Most people reuse a handful of passwords because remembering dozens of unique ones is impossible. A password manager removes that problem: it generates a long random password for every site, stores it encrypted, and fills it in when you need it. You remember one strong master phrase and the software remembers everything else, on your phone and your computer.

The switch takes an afternoon. Install the manager, import the passwords your browser already saved, then change the important ones first: email, banking, shopping and anything linked to a card. Turn on two-step verification for the manager itself and write the recovery key on paper somewhere safe. From then on, every new account gets a fresh password without any effort.