However, given that they’re in the process of discontinuing their desktop app and moving fully to their web app, you’ll have to download their browser extension (which is thankfully available for all major browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and Opera) in order to install Dashlane. You won’t have a hard time following instructions or locating your things. Using Dashlane is pretty easy on both mobile and web. Of course, you can always set up a biometric lock later too. It also makes resetting your master password a lot easier-should you forget it. This uses your fingerprint or facial recognition to grant you access to the app. Note: We actually recommend creating your account on a mobile device because it gives you the option to enable the beta Biometric Unlock feature. So, write it down somewhere safe, or brand it into your brain! Important: Dashlane does not store your Master Password.

Such a password is much more difficult for a hacker to break into. Start by entering your email address, like so:Īs you can see, I’ve used alternating letter cases as well as a series of 8 numbers. But in the same way that you’ll have to actually download the app on your phone in order to make an account, you’ll have to install the web app (and accompanying browser extension) if you’re using a computer to do so.Īfter that, though, it’s super easy. Making an account on Dashlane is uncomplicated. I love this sort of no-frills design for security apps like these-they make me feel reassured. The process is streamlined with an interface that is clean, uncluttered, and really quite user-friendly. Going onto their website, I was greeted with a minimalist yet dynamic design. The user experience that Dashlane provides is undoubtedly one of the best. So, it’s good to know someone’s on my side. That instantly makes them much more trustworthy to me.īeing in the dark about what goes on in most of the dark web is usually a blessing. I learned that Dashlane stores all information of all databases on their own servers. Now, while this is quite impressive, I wondered what made Dashlane’s dark web monitoring service different from those like Bitwarden and RememBear, which use the free database of Have I Been Pwned.

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