Security News > 2023 > March > 1Password is looking to a password-free future. Here’s why

Karl Greenberg: How do password managers protect against this, or what happened to LastPass?

Karl Greenberg: So the key aspect of security is zero knowledge on the part of the password manager?

Karl Greenberg: Ideally, the password manager raises the floor of security without having to rely solely on behavioral changes, right?

The password manager is about getting those basics right: allowing machines to generate your passwords so they are guaranteed to be unique; you as a user having zero knowledge of those passwords and making sure that you're securing all those credentials at the same time in a way that's available across the devices you're using.

SEE: Improper use of password managers leaves people vulnerable to identity theft.

Steve Won: First, password managers are the best way to manage passwords: the system generates it, and having that on all devices means it's broadly accessible.

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