Thinking up a strong password when you need one right away is not always easy. Password Generator 2.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch simplifies the task of creating difficult-to-crack passwords for you ...

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Memorize these tips and tricks to create strong passwords and protect your online accounts You already know to avoid using easy-to-guess, common passwords for your ...

This means that you don't have to manually enter your login credentials each time; the password manager will do it for you.

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Blake has over a decade of experience ...

If you regularly read Macworld’s articles about computer security, you know the importance of a good password—meaning one that’s difficult to guess or crack. My personal tool of choice for creating ...

Tell me, what is the password for your bank account? If you can rattle off that password without thinking, chances are pretty good it's not nearly strong enough. Any password you can memorize (unless ...

At least one upper-case alphabetic character. At least one lower-case alphabetic character. At least one numeric digit (e.g. 1, 2, 3…) At least one punctuation or symbol character (e.g. ^, $, #) Do ...

If you’re like a lot of people, someone has probably nagged you to use a password manager and you still haven’t heeded the advice. Now, Chrome and Edge are coming to the rescue with beefed-up password ...