Google Chrome just got a big upgrade to help you with password hell

Google Chrome just got a large upgrade to assist you with password hell

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Google has updated its Chrome browser with a handy new feature that identifies whatsoever weak passwords you're still using and makes it fast and easy to replace them with something more secure.

Chrome 88 is currently rolling out across desktop and mobile, and it lets you lot check the forcefulness of any saved passwords with a single click. This could save you lot a lot of problem with stolen accounts down the line, bold yous're not already using one of the best password managers.

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Using the new password checker is easy. Simply click your user icon in the Chrome toolbar, and then click the Password icon — it'due south a picture of a key. From there it's just a matter of clicking on "Bank check passwords," which will have Chrome identify whether whatever of your stored passwords are too easy to estimate.

The Chrome 88 update also streamlines the procedure of updating whatsoever weak passwords to stronger ones. Once the check is complete, information technology will list the offending passwords and provide links to where you lot demand to become to change them.

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Hopefully, this will assistance users stay on meridian of what can become a dizzying number of different credentials. It tin can be easy to end up with dozens of different codes and phrases to remember, assuming you're following the best exercise of non re-using the same password for different sites, apps and services.

This new Chrome feature isn't a fully-featured password managing director, just it should help plug holes by identifying weak passwords you may have forgotten about.

Google says Chrome 88 will exist available for Windows, Mac and Linux first. And then if you employ Chrome on one of these platforms, you may already have access to the new feature. Chrome on iOS is next in line, followed by Android, with all platforms planned to exist updated within the next few weeks.

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