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What is the easiest safe way to keep track of dozens of strong, different passwords?

A password manager. You only remember one strong password.

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  1. Use one strong password on every site
  2. Use a password manager ✔
  3. Add 1, 2, 3 to the end of one password

Why: CISA says to use a different strong password for each account. A password manager creates, stores and fills them in, so you only need to remember one strong password.

Huh, didn't know that: CISA says a strong password is at least 16 characters, and longer is stronger.

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Answer: Use a password manager. CISA says to use a different strong password for each account. A password manager creates, stores and fills them in, so you only need to remember one strong password.

  1. CISA Secure Our World: Use Strong Passwords www.cisa.gov/secure-our-world/use-strong-passwords
    A password manager is an easy-to-use program that generates, stores and even fills in all your passwords.
    Checked 2026-10-11.
  2. NIST SP 800-63B pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63b.html
    password managers, which are widely used
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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