Password Manager

Strong passwords are vital to your online security. Using easy-to-guess or common passwords, using the same password for multiple accounts, and sharing your passwords with others all risk compromising the security of your online accounts. A strong password follows these rules:

• At least 8-12 characters long
• Uses upper and lowercase letters
• Includes at least one number and one symbol
• Does not use real words found in the dictionary
• Does not use your personal information, like a child’s or pet’s name
• Is different than your other account passwords
• You change it on a regular basis

A password generator creates complex, unique passwords that you can use for your many online accounts. Because password strength is of great importance to your online security, Norton Password Manager has a built-in password generator that enables you to generate strong, complex passwords within the app. The Norton password generator lets you select how many characters you want and lets you toggle including letters, mixed case, numbers, and punctuation. You can generate multiple passwords with the same criteria at a time, and you can also use it to generate number-only PINs. It’s important to create complex, unique passwords, and a password generator does the work for you.

In Norton Password Manager, your passwords are stored in an encrypted online vault. You access your vault by logging in with your master password. In the vault, you can manage your saved logins, including updating, editing or deleting information as needed. With Norton Password Manager, your vault has its own master password in addition to your Norton account password, which provides an extra layer of security for your login credentials, addresses, credit card information and notes.

Two-factor authentication is a way to confirm a user’s identity when they log in to an account by using both a password and an additional step. Examples of the second step could be a biometric factor, like a fingerprint, iris or face scan, a voice confirmation, a PIN number, an answer to a separate security question, or a number that is sent via text to your mobile phone to enter in addition to your password. Many accounts use both a password and a second factor for additional security.

In contrast to the alternatives, a good password manager from a reputable provider should be secure. If you are storing passwords on paper or in plain text on your computer, reusing passwords for multiple accounts, or using easy-to-guess or passwords that you remember because they include words like your child’s name or your birthday, a good password manager provides security that isn’t found in any of those methods. Norton Password Manager stores your passwords in the cloud in encrypted form. You remember your master password, and that enables you to log into your secure vault across your PC and mobile devices.

When selecting the best password manager for your needs, you want to find a quality solution from a trusted provider that enables you to sync passwords across your computer and mobile devices. You want to know that your passwords are stored securely in the cloud and encrypted, and that the company storing them has a reputation for privacy and security. For the security of your online accounts, Norton Password Manager provides tools to easily create, stores and manages all your passwords, credit card information and other credentials online – more securely in your very own encrypted, cloud-based vault. With Norton Password Manager, security for your information you can trust from NortonLifeLock, a trusted leader in consumer cybersecurity.