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13. 1Password vs. iCloud Keychain

1Password remembers all your passwords, but requires you to remember only one.

Everyone agrees that passwords are a pain. The idea that each user of a computer, Web site, or online service should gain access using a unique identifier (a username) and a self-selected password must have seemed logical back in the day, but the system hasn’t scaled well. Now we all need passwords for dozens or even hundreds of services, while a constant string of high-profile security breaches reminds us that a password-based infrastructure is inherently fragile and vulnerable.

In response, service providers make ever-harsher demands ...