![]() ![]() Personal: Healthcare services, pet care services, piracy sites(!).Online: Services that you “need” a login to when using the internet.Gaming: Steam, Epic Games, various sites with unique logins.Financial: Banking, investment, property purchases, etc.Android: Logins for apps, these are in a format unlike all other logins and were deleted later.I went for the following fairly generic categories: This way the list will become more manageable, easier to maintain, and I can clear out duplicates as I go. Password listįirst, I wanted to group all my passwords by category. So, the next step is tidying up the passwords into something more useful. 74.4% is pretty low, however I was pretty confident this was actually due to duplicated / bad data. Now all the passwords have been imported, we can use LastPass’ “Security score” to determine roughly how secure we are. I encountered a few “broken” passwords, where an Android app’s package name & password had been transferred, but this isn’t LastPass’ fault! Post-import state LastPass handles this pretty smoothly, even with 1000 passwords. Open LastPass → Advanced Options → Import → Chrome.Go to Google Password Manager’s options.Luckily, LastPass is ready for Chrome’s password file format, so this process is very simple: I generally used the default settings, and whilst I would have appreciated a little more guidance on which options were more secure, nothing was impossible to Google. To start with, I installed LastPass’ Chrome extension 1 and Android app 2. However, I need to get my 1000+ Chrome passwords over there… Migrating to LastPass It might not be the cheapest, but $3 vs $5 per month really isn’t much for a comfortable password management experience! I went for LastPass as it was very highly rated, easy to use, and supported all operating systems I work on. As such, I decided it was time to finally migrate to a “proper” solution. Whilst my Google account is secure, can I really be as confident in my personal machine / phone, both of which have access to all those passwords at any time? Probably not. However, a lot of sites still don’t support 2FA, so all it would take to compromise an unknown number of my accounts is one bit of malware. I almost always use unique passwords, always use 2FA, and even use a unique email per service (so the source of any spam emails can be identified). BackstoryĬonsidering how much of my life is online, and how security conscious I am, using Chrome’s Password Manager was always a guilty secret. As you might expect, after 14 years I built up a lot of saved passwords (1000+)! However, migration to a proper solution is long overdue, here’s how I did it and tidied up my passwords at the same time. ![]() It's not safe to keep it decrypted on your device.I’ve been using Chrome since its 2008 release, and rely on the password manager daily. After your import is done, don't forget to delete your CSV file. Now you are done and ready to use our secure and simple password manager that helps to sort out your passwords once and for all. Once the steps are completed, saved passwords will appear in your NordPass vault.Follow the steps on exporting your passwords from the specific browser.Select the browser you want to import your login information from.Importing passwords using the Android application Please note that if you are importing your CSV file through the Other category, you need to organize the CSV fileaccordingly. Note: If you are not able to import your CSV file using one of the password managers options, please try using 'Other'. Choose the password manager you have the CSV file from or choose the option ' Other'.Go to Settings and select Import Items.Open the NordPass application or Web Vault.Importing passwords using the desktop application and Web Vault If you need help with exporting your passwords, you can check one of our dedicated guides on exporting passwords from various password managers and browsers. You can import your saved passwords using the NordPass desktop application and Web Vault or import passwords from browsers using the Android app. Switching password managers might seem complicated, fortunately, NordPass offers a quick and simple solution to import your login data from other password managers or browsers. ![]()
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