5 Most Useful Password Management Tools

Accounts, passwords, password hints and a vast number of relentless and ever growing numbers, symbols, strings of data in passwords nowadays drive our little brains crazy. I can’t count the number of times I had to check each and every e-mail account after clicking, “Forgot password?”. Because, I had no idea what to do, nobody does.

After successfully forgetting the password of my original twitter handle and realizing that the e-mail associated to it is no longer active, I realized the importance of maintaining a password manager.And then the endless quest for a good password manager began, here are a few tools that i’ve tried, tested and use in my daily life.

1. The low tech way – A notebook

COST: 1-2$ or 50-100 INR

This may sound silly. The best way I could come up with, was a notebook with all the passwords in it. This could preferably be a pocket notebook or a phone book attached to your wallet. The only downside is the catastrophe that may follow if the book is lost. You can avoid this by cleverly using a code, the one I have developed for myself is,

// 1-26 for a-z and

// !@#$%^&*() instead of numbers from 1-0, yes they are the special symbols above each number in any keyboard.

For example if my password is, abc123 . I would write, ‘1’2’3’!‘@’#’ in the book. In case you were wondering, the single inverted commas differentiate each digit. This is merely a sample, you can create your own to make it extra tough to crack.

2. For Firefox users – The “Saved Password Editor” add-on

COST: Free.

Since 2010, this add-on is one of my favorites for Firefox. It’s simple, functional and easy to use. You can add any login form of any website to this extension. So far, there was no compromise of security as the extension completely relies on local data unlike most other extensions.

3. For Chrome users – The “LastPass” extension

COST: free.

LastPass is a gem of an extension, it can handle AJAX login forms unlike most of it’s counterparts making it a must have for some users. The extension is available on, all other major browsers making it a strong competitor.

4. A simple text file

COST: Free

Really? yes. Text files are not actually a safe way to store important passwords, but when used right they can sure be an easy way to have all passwords in local storage and not in some extension a Russian developer has written.

You can follow a format, so that it is easier to search ( ctrl+f is used search most documents in most OS).

Then, you can use your archive manager ( like WinZip or 7zip) and zip the file with a password like this,

5. Kaspersky Password Manager

COST: 25$

The KPM ( Kaspersky password manager) is a costly but efficient way to manage passwords at higher level. It requires a bluetooth or USB key authentication and is very secure. It can fill web forms, has a password generator and works with many proprietary software.

It has a single maser password which manages every other password.

These are some of the tools that shine, if you have better ideas or favorite tools feel free to use the comment section below and let us know.