Password Encryption
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1. Use a password manager, such as 1Password (for Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android).
2. Generate a password using your password manager when signing up for an account or changing your password.
3. Log in to services using the password manager's autofill shortcut, so that you don't have to remember the passwords.
4. Sync your passwords to your phone. (1Password and LastPass both have iOS and Android apps.)
5. Use a long, memorable passphrase (words and spaces) for your email account so that you can reset passwords for other accounts.
6. Turn on two-factor authentication for your email account if available. (Gmail supports this, as does Fastmail.)
7. Once you have all your passwords in 1Password, use the "audit" feature to find passwords you're reusing across different sites and services, and change any that are the same.That way, every password you use will be unique, and you don't need to remember any of them except for your 1Password password and your email password. You can also safely store client passwords this way.