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Keeping Your Passwords Safe and Secure
How many passwords do you keep track of on a regular basis? Windows network logon, email, online banking, online shopping, regular Web browsing ... the list seemingly never ends. And while it's true that many sites today give you the option of storing your password for future use via the use of cookies and some browsers offer to recall and fill in passwords when you repeat a visit to a page, these helpful measures carry a certain security risk and are also highly unlikely to cover all of your password demands. Many users are wary of such functions, and for good measure, especially in relation to sensitive information such as network access or financial transactions. Those who do use these automated features run an additional risk beyond the possibility of security breach — if the automated feature fails, will you be able to remember all the passwords?