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MCC Daily Tribune

Tech Tip: What's the Word? Protecting Your Passwords Part One

Do you feel like you have too many passwords to remember?  What to do? Lots of people just write them down, or even worse they use the same password for multiple sites. The worst places to keep them? On a sticky note, under your keyboard, or in that folder on top of your desk. The best place to keep your passwords? In a password manager. 

The web has changed so much in the last twenty years that password managers are a must-have tool. They help you maintain discrete passwords for each service, generate passwords and passphrases, and even maintain your MFA in many cases. 

For your part, you are left with a single master password to remember to access your vault of passwords. In many cases, you won’t even need that because you will use biometrics (face or fingerprint) for that access instead. 

Password managers help you stay more secure and make your digital life easier to manage at the same time. 

Password Managers 

There are three types of password managers – standalone, browser-based, and iCloud. Standalone password managers are recommended since they offer stronger security and are compatible with any device as well as offering some additional features. There are two password managers that you might have access to already: Apple’s Passwords app (only works on Apple devices) and Chrome via an extension, and Google Password Manager (only works on Android devices and Chrome). 

Get started now! 

Google Password Manager (need Google account, works on Android devices) 

• If you have a Google account, sign in and go to the Account Page.  
• Click on Password Manager and then Learn More to start! 
• Google has information available about their privacy and security policies available online. 

Apple Passwords app (only works on Apple devices) 

• On your Apple device open the Apple Passwords app in Settings. 
• Read more about Apple Passwords app features. 

Next week read more about standalone password managers. 

Ann Penwarden
Computing & Information Technology Services
06/03/2025