Topic summary
Password management
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Password manager.
History
Password management software dates back to the 1990s. PassKeeper was available by March 1996. The Microsoft Windows-based utility lets users to organize credentials and notes in an encrypted file. In September 1997, Counterpane Systems released Password Safe, a free utility for Windows 95. It stored its password database on the user's computer, protected it with Blowfish encryption, and used a single "Safe Combination" to access the saved passwords. The first version of 1Password, then named 1Passwd, was released on May 19, 2006 and LastPass was founded in 2008. Dashlane had been operating since 2012, and the open-sourceBitwarden launched in 2016.