Although it is not the best option to avoid having to remember passwords, it will always be better than using easy-to-use passwords such as password, 12345678, 000000000 and similar, passwords that, every year, are the most used by millions of users around the world.
Fortunately, some platforms do not allow the use of these passwords, forcing the user to give free rein to their imagination or use a password manager to create strong passwords and, incidentally, is in charge of storing them.
If we are looking for a password manager for Linux that is also available for mobile devices, the number is quite small, but if we know how to search well, we can find interesting options, the last and most striking of all being the one offered by Proton Pass .
If the name of this application sounds familiar to you, it is because it is part of the same project as Proton Mail, the secure email platform based in Switzerland that, little by little, is expanding the number of services it offers to customers looking for maximum security and privacy In day to day.
Proton Pass Password Manager for Linux
At the end of February and after a long wait since its announcement, the Proton Pass password manager arrived on the Windows operating system to become one of the most powerful password managers currently available on the market.
This password manager is now available for Linux, as well as for macOS, and comes to the market with the same functionalities that were already available in the Windows version.
With Proton Pass we can use an alias to hide our email address so that, when we sign up for a platform to try it, it is not a problem to unsubscribe, just cancel the alias and we will stop receiving emails.
Also has two-factor authentication to protect unauthorized access and its design is designed to be easy to use by any user who has not previously used this type of application.
If we use a computer that does not have a permanent Internet connection, such as a laptop, we can access the passwords without any problem by activating offline mode. This mode protects passwords with the Argon2 encryption, designed to receive brute force attacks. Offline mode is a feature available to paying users.
The new version for Linux, like the one available for macOS and Linux, is Open Sourceso anyone with the appropriate knowledge can access its code to check how it works and that the application is completely secure, which, without a doubt, is a guarantee for users who do not trust this type of applications.
Download Proton Pass
Proton Pass is compatible with Debian and RedHat based Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, fedora, Debian and CentOS. Although some of the Proton Pass functions are paid, the basic and main one, which is managing passwords, is free.
If you want to give Proton Pass a try you can do so through this link, from where you can also download the versions for mobile devices and for browsers based on Chromium, in addition to Firefox and Brave.