What The Tech App of the Day: Roboform
BY JAMEY TUCKER, Consumer Technology Reporter
How many times have you had to click “Forgot Password” when you try to log in somewhere?
The average person has more than a hundred online accounts, and for safety reasons, none of them should use the same password. That’s where password managers come in.
One of the most respected is RoboForm. It’s been around for about 20 years, longer than some
people have been online.
Once you set it up and sign in, RoboForm stores all of your passwords behind just one master password, the only one you need to remember. When you visit a website or an app, RoboForm fills in your username and password automatically.
It’s that simple.
If you’ve already got weak passwords, RoboForm creates stronger ones for you. Long, random, and impossible to guess. Each one, different for every account you have. And it syncs across all of your devices: phone, tablet, smartwatch, laptop, and desktop whether you use a PC or a Mac.
If you’re wondering, and you should, how safe is it to store all of your passwords in one place, RoboForm uses bank-level encryption. Even the company itself doesn’t see your passwords. It says it’s never had a public breach.
It’s free if you only use it on one device, and the premium version, which lets you sync everything costs about 2 dollars a month.
I also love this feature. Roboform allows you to share your passwords with someone you trust, so if anything ever happens to you, they can use your passwords to close all of your accounts.
