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A password manager is a software application that stores, retrieves, and manages complex passwords, storing them in an encrypted format. Password managers store login information and automatically enters them to log you into your online accounts.

A password manager makes your internet experience easier and safer. With a password manager to manage your logins, it's easy to have a strong, unique password for every online account and improve your online security. It stores login information of various accounts and automatically enters them into web forms to save you time. This helps prevent:

1. The need to remember multiple passwords.
2. Poor password behavior such as low complexity or one repeated password for multiple sites.
3. Attacks like keystroke logging.

-One master password is all you need to remember to access all of your accounts! It’s like a UCLA single sign on for the entire internet.

-You canbring your passwords with you to any platform: web, desktop, and mobile. The passwords on one platform sync in real time on every other platform. This means, for example, if you change a password for a webpage on your web browser, it will automatically update the password on your tablet and mobile 1Password account.
Compatibility with every major OS: Windows, Mac, and Linux. 1Password even has a command line application. 

-1Password is secure:
     -Thelatest algorithms(AES-256, PBKDF2 SHA-256, and salted hashes) are used to encrypt passwords. 1Password never sees your passwords in plaintext and your master password never leaves your machine.
     -Your passwords are encrypted and decrypted at the device level. Your master password, and the keys used to encrypt and decrypt data, are never sent to 1Password’ servers and are never accessible by 1Password or the IT Security Office. This means even if your 1Password data is intercepted or compromised, your passwords are still safe. 1Password employs a 'zero-knowledge' model: all sensitive data is encrypted locally at your device with a key that is never transmitted to the host (1Password). As such, even under government subpoena, 1Password could ever only turn over an encrypted blob with no key. This serves to protect your data from internal and external threats alike. This is why it is not guaranteed that your account will be recoverable if your Master Password is lost.
     -Additionally, adding DUO MFA provides an extra layer of security for your 1Password account.

-Amazing customer service.
     -For UCLA 1Password,open a priority support ticket. With your Premium account, your support tickets are the first tickets addressed in the 1Password support system
     - For support articles please go here: https://support.1password.com/contact/

-1Password has support for various fingerprint readers, including Windows Biometric Framework. Once enabled, you can use the Fingerprint reader to login to the 1Password browser extension, rather than having to enter the Master Password. This includes Master Password reprompts as well.

-Ability to securely store other critical pieces of information such as notes. 1Password can store notes and small pictures with the same security it uses for passwords. If you have important travel documents or iteneraries, emergency contact info, or financial information- this is the perfect place to store it.

-1Password helps you make better passwords with their Password Generator. The generator can be adjusted for length, types of characters, readability, pronounceability, and other options.