From: An investigation into users’ considerations towards using password managers
Reason | Count | Sample response | |
---|---|---|---|
Users | Convenience | 49 (80.0%) | "Because I just have so many accounts that writing them down like I had been doing was just getting to be too much" |
“To help me remember passwords” | |||
“It’s convenient and easy to use” | |||
“Because it is hard to remember so many different passwords” | |||
“To remember complex passwords” | |||
Security | 15 (24.59%) | “It makes my password use more secure” | |
“More secure than trying to write passwords down and more accurate than having to remember passwords” | |||
“It’s easier to manage all accounts. Complex passwords can also be generated and remembered in the service/program itself” | |||
Other | 1 (1.6%) | “Work related purposes” | |
Security concerns | 51 (45.94%) | “Single point of failure” | |
“I think that it is risky to have all of my passwords in one place, and I do not want to do it. I’d rather memorize them” | |||
“I feel they aren’t secure” | |||
“I don’t use it for sites I need the most security on, like my bank” | |||
Non-users | Lack of need | 47 (42.34%) | “I can remember my passwords without the use of one” |
“I start on PC in the mid 70s and from the start I use a book for login and passwords"' | |||
“I’m not sure. I just prefer to keep a variety of passwords and keep track of them on my own” | |||
Lack of time/motivation | 12 (10.81%) | “Haven’t bothered to learn enough about it yet, too lazy I suppose” | |
“It’s sometimes a hassle and I’m in a hurry” | |||
Inconvenience and usability concern | 10 (9.0%) | “It seems inconvenient” |