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Handy Password 3.5.1

Between PINs, passwords, usernames and logins, it's impossible to keep all of them in your head. And writing them down on sticky notes and affixing them to a bulletin board for all to see isn't what anyone would call secure. Keeping a list in a Word or Excel file is not secure, either. Because the data in those files isn't encrypted, anyone with a file viewer can see their contents. A password manager is a must-have program.

Handy Password is more than just a password keeper. Because it's integrated with Internet Explorer, it will automatically remember login information. This is a convenient way to populate the list. Just remember to shred your sticky notes and delete those email messages with passwords in them as you go.

In addition to automatically storing login information, Handy Password can automatically log you in to Web sites. As you browse to a Web site's login page, Handy Password recognizes the page and fills in the required information. This happens seamlessly, but you can change the settings to require notification or disable the feature altogether.

The main drawback of this program is that it only works with Internet Explorer. One of the best security precautions you can take is to use an alternative browser. If you already use another Web browser, you can still use Handy Password to store usernames and passwords.

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Download Handy Password to keep your passwords safe and to fill forms automatically.