How to remember and store all the passwords we use

The human brain is certainly not capable of remembering the avalanche of passwords we have to use every day: the average is between 80 and 100, including work, email, banking, social media, streaming, e-commerce, and various apps.

The safest and most practical way is to use a password manager: Create long, unique passwords for each site, save them encrypted, and automatically fill them in for you. These are programs, applications, and web services that allow you to store all your passwords and login information in order, then automatically fill in the login fields for various sites. From there, you'll only have to remember your password manager login information.

The important thing is to choose reliable options, like these:

• 1Password — very simple to use, great on phone and PC.
• Bitwarden — open source, good free plan.
• Proton Pass — strong focus on privacy.
• Apple Passwords — built-in on iPhone/Mac.
• Google Password Manager — built into Android and Chrome.

Official sites:

• 1Password
• Bitwarden
• Proton Pass
• Apple Passwords Support
• Google Password Manager

How to set it up well:

1. Choose a password manager
2. Create a single master password very strong that you will have to remember
3. Activate theTwo-factor authentication (2FA)
4. Save all your passwords in there
5. For every important site, replace reused passwords with automatically generated passwords.

What should be avoided instead:

• unprotected Excel files or notes
• same password everywhere
• short passwords like “123456” or dates of birth

Before proceeding with these operations, however, it's important to know when passwords can be considered secure. In fact, to prevent web thieves from accessing our accounts, there are standard rules for creating codes that are less likely to be discovered. Among these: It is important that the password contains:

• Over 15 characters,
• At least one symbol,
• A capital letter,
• A lowercase letter,
• At least one figure,

Furthermore, it is necessary that the passwords do not contain:

• Elements or words that have to do with events in one's life,
• Personal information,
• Sensitive data or codes,
• Date of birth,

Finally, it is important to remember that Passwords should be changed periodically, at least once a year, to prevent safety barriers from being breached.