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Lewis Maddison

Are passwords and password managers still fit for purpose? And are the alternatives any better?

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For many, passwords are the bane of our digital lives, an inconvenience we begrudgingly accept. Ultimately, they are good for us - as long as we use them properly, which, as research shows, we often don’t. 

However, with the advent of password managers, the burden of remembering and creating countless strong and unique passwords has been lifted. But even these tools are not perfect, and are still considered troublesome enough, for whatever reasons, for many of us to avoid using them.

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