Gabe: Hey, folks. This is Gabe at Security Baron. There have been some iconic bosses.
We're talking Kelis, Rick Ross, and Michael Scott. Today, we're reviewing Password Boss
Password Manager. Let's see if we can add it to that list.
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Gabe: In today's review of Password Boss, we're going to go over some pros and cons,
it's feature set, subscription options, customer support, before finally diving into its applications
so you have all the information you need to know if Password Boss is the password manager
for you.
If you want to see a list of our favorite password managers, google "Security Baron
Best Password Managers." If you have a question about today's review, leave us a comment,
and I'll get back to you.
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Gabe: Let's kick off today's review of Password Boss looking at some pros and cons, beginning
with the pros. It has a Dark Web scan, which allows you to search for your credentials
in the Dark Web to ensure that no one is using your information against you. Maybe not for
you, either.
It's also a very affordable password manager coming in at $2.50 a month for a personal
plan, and just three dollars a month for a business plan.
On the con side, it is a little bit difficult to import your old passwords no matter what
the browser -- Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. You may run into some issues. It's
definitely not as easy as some of its competitors to import your old passwords.
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Gabe: Now that we've gone over pros and cons, let's jump into the meat of our review, the
feature set for Password Boss. Of course, the main feature is the ability to have one
master password that controls all of your passwords.
One thing to note is that when you start with Password Boss, you can import from Chrome,
Internet Explorer, or Firefox with a properly formatted CSV file, or you can manually import
all of your passwords.
As you go through that process, you're going to be given a password security score for
each of your passwords, where they're letting you know if they're old or weak. Then they
can help you generate new ones via their own password generator.
Those are going to be much more complicated likely than anything you can conceive of,
but you don't have to remember them because, think about this. The point of Password Boss
is to have one master password that controls all of your passwords, and then that syncs
across devices.
Not only can it do your passwords, but it can even fill out forms for you that are common
on the Internet, like address, and those types of things. Ultimately, it makes your Web surfing
experience that much more convenient.
Let's talk security. If any of your passwords are compromised, Password Boss gives you a
security breach alert, allowing you to change it ASAP. In terms of authentication, you have
two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication on iOS devices.
In terms of what you're equipped with, it's the industry standard for password cracking
and encryption. If you need other people to have access to various passwords, you can
do so. You can just share your password within the application for Password Boss.
If you're worried about getting locked out of this password manager that you've now established
this trusting relationship with, you can assign an emergency contact that gives you access
to your password vault so you don't have to worry about being locked out forever.
One thing to note is that along with that you do get unlimited storage. Local and Cloud
storage is encrypted, and you can decide on where you want your server to be, Europe,
South America, Asia, you get the idea. Anywhere, you name it.
The final thing I want to note in terms of its feature set is the Dark Web scan. This
allows you to search the Dark Web for any of your credentials to make sure that it's
not out there being used by malicious people. That's the feature set, which is quite strong
for Password Boss.
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All right, let's get back to the video.
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Gabe: Now that we've gone over the features for Password Boss, let's talk about the subscription
options. If you're an individual, you're going to want to get the premium plan which is $30
a year, or $2.50 a month.
One thing we want to be entirely clear about is that with Password Boss, you're paying
for an annual plan each year upfront. There is no monthly payment. We're going to give
you the monthly breakdown, but know that each year you're paying the full price for Password
Boss.
We do think it's mighty affordable. For example, the family plan is $48 a year, or four dollars
a month, and that gives you five users. Beyond the personal plans, there are business plans
available for Password Boss that give you more security options and the like.
If you want to see a full breakdown of all the personal and business plans for Password
Boss, check out our link in the description below to a full written review at SecurityBaron.com.
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Gabe: Let's talk Customer Support for Password Boss. Password Boss has a few options for
you to get the help you need. You can go to their online help center, you can email them,
or you can fill out a form on their website. They don't have live chat or a phone option,
but honestly that's pretty typical for password managers.
Online, there are very few reviews on Password Boss. There's no Google, no Amazon, but Trustpilot,
it has four out of five star ratings. Those are only three reviews, not the largest of
sample sizes.
One thing I want to note. Two of those three reviews had very positive things to say about
the Customer Support team, which I definitely take into consideration.
Personally, when we were trying to get in touch with Password Boss, their responses
took between one and three days, which means that they are doing OK, but there's probably
some room for improvement on the Customer Support side for Password Boss.
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Gabe: The last thing I want to jump into are the applications for Password Boss. You can
find applications on Windows, and Mac OS, Android, and iOS. It also works with extensions
for Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, you get the idea.
When it comes to mobile devices, it does do particularly well. It has a 3.7 score in the
Google Play store, and a 4.5 out of 5 stars in the Apple App store. Let's go ahead and
check it out on my iPhone.
Here we are checking out the Password Boss mobile application on the iPhone 7 Plus. You'll
note here, I've got five items on this one now. With the mobile element, you're really
just going to add them as you go through it. You're not going to import from that CSV file
on your phone. You can do that in one of the Mac OS apps, or one of the browser extensions.
Let's go ahead and look at how I add to this particular page. I can hit, Add, right there
in the middle, very straightforward. Then it asks you what type of password you'd like
to add. I can do a website, an app, an Instant Messenger, a WiFi, or even different types.
I can go to Digital Wallet, the Personal Info, where I've put in my driver's license, or
Identities. I can even share an item or an emergency contact.
If I would like to go to my Digital Wallet, I click there, Digital Wallet, and I can add
here. It asks what type of information would you like to add. I can say a bank account,
or a credit card, or any other type of particular thing. Maybe you want to put your Venmo information.
Something like that.
If you go to More, you'll see you have that you have Personal Info, Identities, Secure
Notes. Let's look at this Share Center.
Sharing passwords is easy. It says, "Security share any data with your trusted friends and
family." That way, you don't have to give them access to everything. You can just give
them access to any particular account or service that you'd like them to have access to. Maybe
it's Netflix, maybe it's Hulu. That's really useful for people in your network.
If I wanted to do Identities, for me, this is typically something like your passport.
I always forget my passport expiration date if I'm trying to buy a flight to Canada or
something, and that's really useful.
One thing to note is that you can set up Emergency Access with your Password Boss account, which
can give you both an individual item, or an entire account. I'm actually a really big
fan of Password Boss for this feature.
Say, I want to say, "Hey, you're my emergency contact for when I forget my Bank of America
account." Well then, boom. That person gives me access to Bank of America, but maybe not
to everything, entirely.
Let's look at our security score. This is pretty bad. As you can see here, we have too
many duplicates for the accounts that we've set up with our particular Security Baron
testing account.
You'll see that it has duplicates, they're all weak, and it basically will get you do
the steps necessary to improve the security of your accounts. That's a really useful element
of Password Boss that you can access right there in the mobile application.
The final thing we'll look at is Favorites, where you can have the favorite elements like
Amazon or NPR if you're constantly watching things or buying things, or listening or reading
things on NPR, if you're a member. We just want to have those right there on our Favorites
page.
Overall, I really like the intuitiveness that you get with your Password Boss mobile application.
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Gabe: We've come a long way with our Password Boss review. You want to know, "Gabe, is it
the right password manager for me?" If you're looking for a Dark Web scan, or a very affordable
password manager, and a highly rated app both for Androids and especially on iOS, look no
further. Password Boss is bringing all of that. It's bringing the noise.
If you're someone looking for instantaneous customer support who doesn't like to have
any type of doubt in their mind at any point on what's going on with their password manager,
then sure, look somewhere else. Because even in our experience, Password Boss was not the
most reactive in terms of instantaneous getting back to us on our questions.
Is it a strong contender for your password manager? Absolutely. It's bringing a lot to
the table, a lot to the game. Frankly, Password Boss is a boss.
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Gabe: That concludes our review of Password Boss. If you appreciated today's video, give
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As always, this is Gabe at Security Baron. Be secure.
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