Published on: 2025-04-30 00:00:26
iPhone users now have a new way to securely store and access login credentials. Apple’s new Passwords app (introduced with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia) is a big leap forward in making password management simple and user-friendly for Apple users, even if it's not as robust as other password managers. If you’ve ever fumbled through Safari settings to find a saved login or toggled through iCloud Keychain menus to edit credentials, the Passwords app is for you. It’s designed to give you a
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-30 01:30:54
If you’ve ever been asked by Google Chrome to reset a password because of a data breach, then you understand just how unnerving it can be. These notices serve to illustrate the need for securing your accounts but repeating the process of generating and recalling individual passwords isn’t an easy feat. So that you won’t fall prey to the danger of using reused passwords, an effective password manager such as NordPass is just the ticket. It simplifies password management but it also enhances your
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Suppose, not entirely hypothetically, that you have an Ubuntu 24.04 server system where you want to disable SSH passwords for the Internet but allow them for your local LAN. This looks straightforward based on sshd_config, given the PasswordAuthentication and Match directives: PasswordAuthentication no Match 127.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/16 PasswordAuthentication yes Since I'm an innocent person, I put this in a file in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/ with a nice high ordering number, say '60-no-passwords.c
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Suppose, not entirely hypothetically, that you have an Ubuntu 24.04 server system where you want to disable SSH passwords for the Internet but allow them for your local LAN. This looks straightforward based on sshd_config, given the PasswordAuthentication and Match directives: PasswordAuthentication no Match 127.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/16 PasswordAuthentication yes Since I'm an innocent person, I put this in a file in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/ with a nice high ordering number, say '60-no-passwords.c
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Valeriia Mitriakova/Getty Images Looking for advice on how to protect your home and office from cyberattacks? A good place to start is with the people who do this work every day on behalf of the US government. The folks at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a simple Cybersecurity Basics page that boils down the technical information in its four-volume Digital Identity Guidelines to a set of clear guidelines for small business owners and managers. The most re
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Best practices in cybersecurity would tell you not to use the same password for all of your logins. Having one password you use for your Facebook, your email, your Target rewards program, and your Chase bank account is just a nightmare waiting to happen. If just one of the many websites or apps you have an account for experiences a data breach, then someone nefarious might gain access to not just that account but your entire lively hood of everywhere else you log into is now compromised. You cou
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-23 03:19:00
We've all been there. You try to log into your bank account with your username and password only to be met with a generic "incorrect password" error. You double-check your password manager, try a few variations, but after too many failed attempts, the system locks you out. Now you're funneled into a tedious re-authentication process involving security questions you barely remember and a password reset form that smugly informs you, "New password can't be the same as the old one." You proceed to t
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We've all been there. You try to log into your bank account with your username and password only to be met with a generic "incorrect password" error. You double-check your password manager, try a few variations, but after too many failed attempts, the system locks you out. Now you're funneled into a tedious re-authentication process involving security questions you barely remember and a password reset form that smugly informs you, "New password can't be the same as the old one." You proceed to t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-28 23:16:33
Many of us have moved beyond passwords alone for online security, and it’s not hard to see why. Our new Specops Breached Password Report found that of one billion stolen credentials, almost a quarter met standard complexity requirements – and still the criminals broke through. These stolen passwords – 230 million of them – met all the requirements of their organization, including more than eight characters, one capital letter, a special character and a number. And there’s plenty more evidence
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Password managers are the vegetables of the internet. We know they’re good for us, but most of us are happier snacking on the password equivalent of junk food. For nearly a decade, that’s been “123456” and “password”—the two most commonly used passwords on the web. The problem is, most of us don’t know what makes a good password and aren’t able to remember hundreds of them anyway. The safest (if craziest) way to store your passwords is to memorize them all. (Make sure they are long, strong, and
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Password management got a big boost when Apple launched a new Passwords app in iOS 18, macOS 15, and its other software platforms. I use Apple Passwords every day, but there are still some missing features that send me back to 1Password often. 1Password supports categories of secure data that Apple Passwords does not 1Password lets users add many more categories of data than Apple Passwords supports. And it’s those additional data types that keep me regularly running back to 1Password. In App
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9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Appl
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-05 21:38:02
A few weeks ago I received an unsolicited email from the Belgian Center for Cyber Security. It starts with the statement that 80% of cyber attacks could be avoided if 2FA was active and then says literally that If you only use a username and password for your remote logins, you're a sitting duck. This is not true, username and password are no less secure than 2FA. In a way, they are more secure. I know this is controversial, but please bear with me, and I will explain CCB assumptions, my assump
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 02:35:12
ZDNET Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol is a handy method for signing in to and controlling remote PCs and servers, especially for hybrid workers. But RDP is also an inviting target for cybercriminals looking to gain access to an organization's network and other critical resources. That's why using a strong and complex password for remote desktop accounts is vital. Unfortunately, this is an area where many people and companies fall short. Also: Hackers stole this engineer's 1Password databas
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is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Apple fixed a bug in the iOS 18.2 Passwords app that, for three months starting with the release of iOS 18, made users vulnerable to phishing attacks, according to an Apple security content update spotted by 9to5Mac. Here’s how Apple describes the bug and its fix: Impact: A user in a privileged network position may be able to leak sensitive information D
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In iOS 18, Apple spun off its Keychain password management tool—previously only tucked away in Settings—into a standalone app called Passwords. It was the company’s first move at making credential management more convenient for users. It’s now been revealed that a serious HTTP bug left Passwords users vulnerable to phishing attacks for nearly three months, from the initial release of iOS 18 until the patch in iOS 18.2. Security researchers at Mysk first discovered the flaw after noticing that t
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A password manager makes creating strong passwords—and remembering them!—easy. Good password managers will generate strong passwords for you, store them in a secure vault and log you into websites, all without you doing anything. There are dozens of cloud-based password managers on the market, but in my testing one consistently rises to the top—Bitwarden. Bitwarden is open source, secure, works across platforms, and offers an intuitive workflow that makes it easy to manage your passwords across
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Last August, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its first three finalized post-quantum encryption standards, designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers. It was the latest sign of a changing security world – but what does it all mean for passwords? It’s easy to see why there’s such excitement about quantum computing. By harnessing the properties of the quantum world, computers can make calculations that simply wouldn’t be possible with ‘normal’ systems.
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Friday, 21 April 2023 New Falkon version 23.04.0 is being released as part of KDE Gear. Notable changes There is a handful of changes in this release. KWallet The format under which the passwords are stored has changed from Binary to Map. The passwords can now be viewed from within KWalletManager and even edited. While editing and adding new ones I would be careful with the data field and updated that as well. (This is some Falkon password internal mechanic) The Folder under which the passwords
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Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Recently, we saw all the ways reused passwords can harm your security posture. The 23andMe attack comes to mind, but generally credential stuffing has been on the rise. Hackers can buy or find your reused passwords to access some of your most sensitive accounts. To prevent yourself fro
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-28 07:48:59
temniy/Getty Images If you're a 1Password user, finding passwords tied to a specific location is about to get a whole lot easier. In a blog post today, the company -- which holds the top spot on our list of best password managers -- announced a new feature for its password-keeping service – the ability to add a location to a saved password. When you're at that location, that specific password will appear in the app's home tab on a special "Nearby" card. Also: How to protect yourself from tax-
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-30 01:00:00
is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. 1Password introduced a new feature today that will make it easier to find the login, password, or access code you’re looking for, based on where you’re using the app. It will now let you add a specific physical location to items, and they’ll automatically appear in the new Nearby section of the app’s home tab, depending on how close you are to th
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ZDNET I often need random passwords. Mostly, those passwords are used for the creation of user accounts on apps and services, at which point I'll use my password manager that includes a very good random password generator. But other times, I might need a temporary password that doesn't require saving in a password manager. Or maybe it's a permanent password, but I'm logged into my desktop from a remote machine, and the command line is the only tool I have. Also: 5 Linux commands I use to keep
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iOS 18.4 beta 1 is now available, including for public beta users. And among its many changes, there’s a convenient feature enhancement to verification codes found in Apple’s Passwords app. Here are the details. Countdown in iOS 18.4’s Passwords app shows when codes will expire and reset As shared by Aaron Perris on X, Apple’s Passwords app got a welcome feature enhancement in the first iOS 18.4 beta. Verification codes now offer a visual countdown timer to show you how long it will be until
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Introduction This python script implements the xkcd password spec. Install This package requires the pip Python package manager for installation. pip installation instructions. Then: pip install xkpa Usage % xkpa -h usage: xkpa.py [-h] [-n] [-d DICT_PATH] [-x] [-i] [-s SEPARATOR] [-l LENGTH] [-c COUNT] [-v] [w] Generate an xkcd style password. positional arguments: w The number of words in the password. Defaults to 4. optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit -n Disab
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