best business password manager

The best business password manager

There are both paid and free password managers. The following are examples of programs and applications for storing passwords.

2022: 1Password password manager leaves Russia

The Canadian 1Password password manager has disappeared from the Russian App Store. Considering that the founders of the service published a post in support of Ukraine a week ago, it is easy to predict that the service will soon become unavailable to Russian users, and therefore it is better to save your passwords elsewhere in advance.

1Password Password Manager Raises $620 Million in Investment for 2022

When choosing a password manager, it’s important to know the provider’s credibility. So, now you can be sure that 1Password is a reliable provider. The company has raised a massive $620 million round of investment at a $6.8 billion valuation. Interestingly, until 2019, 1Password didn’t raise any outside investment at all but was earning enough to be self-sustaining. The company was founded in 2005 in Canada. The company’s revenue for 2021 is about $150 million, of which 60% comes from business clients. The company earns money from subscriptions: $2.99 per month for a personal account and $7.99 for a business account. The service does not provide a free version at the moment.

2021. Apple added a password manager to the iCloud app for Windows.

iCloud for Windows version 12.5 or later introduced a feature that allows users to create, edit, and delete passwords that are automatically pasted into the browser and other apps. Changes are stored in iCloud Keychain and will be available on Apple devices. The app also works with extensions for Chrome and Edge. Last year, Apple tried to release an iCloud Passwords extension for Chrome, but it never worked.

2021. 1Password password manager for Linux

released The official version of the 1Password app for Linux has been released. Among its features are: a dark theme; work with network resources (FTP, SSH, SMB); support for an icon in the notification area indicating that the program, although its window is closed, is unlocked; opening the default browser and typing in password protection; integration with the Linux lock screen system; idle support; secure attachments; archiving and deletion of objects to improve the organization of documents; and a Watchtower designed to monitor and evaluate the level of password security.

2021. Password manager LastPass cuts its free version

The popular service for storing passwords, LastPass (from March 16), will no longer be free for two devices at the same time. You will have to choose one, but it is unlikely that this will make sense. Nowadays, everyone has access to websites and services via a computer and a phone. A LastPass Premium subscription costs $3.51 per month. There is also a family plan for six accounts for $4.72 per month. Our rating contains information on alternative password managers.

Apple releases an iCloud Passwords extension for Chrome in 2021.

Apple has released an iCloud Passwords Chrome extension. It will allow you to synchronize passwords between Safari and Chrome browsers. Users can access Chrome passwords from Safari that were created on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, according to The Verge. Passwords created in Chrome are stored in iCloud Keychain and will be available on Apple devices.

2020. Microsoft has created its own password manager.

Microsoft has built a password manager into its multi-factor authentication application, Microsoft Authenticator. The application can work with Edge and Google Chrome browsers on desktop and mobile devices. True, you must install an extension for Google Chrome. Passwords are synchronized between mobile devices and desktop computers. Unlike competitors, Authenticator works for free on any number of devices. Autofill only works with Microsoft accounts.

2020. Dropbox launches its own password manager.

Dropbox continues to look for new ideas to help it compete with Google, Microsoft, and Amazon (which are hard to beat on cloud storage prices). Attempt Once More: Dropbox Passwords Password ManagerAnd it has meaning. If you already store valuable documents in Dropbox, then why not store your passwords there? Moreover, Dropbox is often used to synchronize databases in other password managers. For some reason, the developers decided to make a separate application and not include a password manager in mobile Dropbox. The application is already available in app stores, but for now it is only available by invitation and only for paid Dropbox accounts.

2019. Mozilla has made the Firefox Lockbox password manager available.

The Lockbox mobile password manager (for iPhone and Android) was released by Mozilla (the developer of Firefox).Of course, the Firefox browser has a built-in password manager, and it can sync passwords with mobile versions of Firefox for iOS and Android. But there are situations when a person uses Firefox on the desktop and another browser on the smartphone. For such cases, Lockbox is just right. In this case, you will not need to create a separate account for passwords in a third-party service, such as 1Password or KeePass.

Yandex.Browser has a built-in password storage service.

All browsers have a built-in password manager, but Yandex. Browser That is, it is now closest (in terms of convenience and security) to specialized services such as LastPass. As before, Yandex.Browser saves the entered passwords, but now they can be protected with a master password linked to your Yandex account.

Passwords are now also saved in your online account, which means they can be synchronized between devices and restored in case of loss or reinstallation of the computer. Also available is a generator of new passwords for entering passwords with a fingerprint on the phone. For encryption, a multi-stage system with formidable abbreviations such as RSA, AES, PBKDF, etc. is used.

2017: Passwork, a password manager for a company

A corporate password manager appeared on the Russian market—Passwork (however, after receiving investments, the founders became Finnish companies). In comparison to Western competitors LastPass, 1Password, and Dashline, this service is less expensive (from 25 rubles per month per user) and offers both a cloud and an open-source boxed version that allows you to store passwords on your own server.

Also, the service promises advanced collaboration features: secure one-time links, providing access by email, etc. Otherwise, the capabilities of the services are quite similar—they allow you to organize secure centralized password storage. The company administrator manages employee access and sees the history of changes.

In 2017, Kaspersky Password Manager added remote password access.

A new version of the password manager, Kaspersky Password Manager, has been released. With the help of the solution, the user can create strong combinations for devices on Windows and OS X platforms, while manually entered passwords are automatically checked for security. In the new version, users get remote access to their passwords through a personal page on the My Kaspersky portal; this is convenient when there is no way to install the application or you need to enter data from someone else’s device. Finding the right combination of characters for each site and service is now even easier thanks to voice control (for the Google Chrome browser).

The updated version of Kaspersky Password Manager also allows you to import the password database from other similar solutions. The basic version of Kaspersky Password Manager is available free of charge.

2016 Password Storage Service LastPass went completely free.

Last year, when LogMeIn bought the best cloud storage service for passwords, LastPass, we were afraid that they would focus on the business version and shut down the free personal version. But in fact, things got even better. Until now, the personal version of LastPass only allowed you to store passwords on your computer for free. And in order for these passwords to become available on mobile devices,

It was necessary to pay an extra $12 per year. Now the mobile version is also free. Apparently, LogMeIn decided to do this to attract more executives to start using the service to store their own passwords and then buy a business version for their company. Recall that the business version of the service allows you to manage the passwords of all employees across all corporate applications and websites. This is convenient not only for employees (who do not need to remember passwords), but also for the manager.

2015: LastPass password manager purchased by LogMeIn

LastPass is perhaps the most popular online password manager worldwide (and in our country). It enables you to store all of your passwords (from websites and online services) in encrypted form in cloud storage and remember only one of these passwords. Last week, this service was bought by LogMeIn, known for its service for remote access to a computer.

This is good news for those companies that use LastPass as a shared password store for employees. Because in the matter of storing passwords, the stability of the provider is very important. And now this stability will improve. However, for those who use the service for free, this deal may not be very good news. LogMeIn is focused on business products and may very well drop the free version or limit its features.

2015: Passwork, a domestic password manager

Each company has many corporate accounts from hosting, online services, social networks, etc. Usually they are stored in the heads (or notebooks) of individual employees, and therefore, when they are fired, problems arise. Passwork Service promises to create a single, centralized repository for corporate passwords and always control who has access to them.

All passwords are encrypted on the client (in a browser or mobile application) and are transferred to the provider’s server already encrypted. Users can create groups and invite other users to collaborate with them. In groups, you can create folders, store passwords, restrict access, and configure access. Passwork can also be installed on your own server. The service has a free version with a limit of three groups. Paid without restrictions, it costs 290 rubles per year per user.