Suggestions for Simplifying Your Password Collection

This page describes ways to make your passwords more manageable.

Yes, there are a lot of passwords to keep track of. Below are two suggestions for managing them: (1) Set all your CITES passwords to be the same, or (2) use a secure software tool, such as PasswordVault, to store your passwords.

Suggestion #1: Set all your CITES passwords to be the same

Although the passwords for CITES services are set independently, you can set them to use the same password.

Use the CITES Password Manager to set all your CITES passwords to be the same.

Suggestion #2: Use PasswordVault

PasswordVault is a program that securely stores all your passwords on your desktop computer. No matter how many passwords you store, you need to remember only your master password to access all of them.

PasswordVault also comes with a companion program, PasswordVault2Go, which stores your passwords on a portable media drive (such as a USB flash drive) that you can carry from computer to computer.

PasswordVault and PasswordVault2Go can be downloaded from the University of Illinois WebStore at no cost to University faculty, staff, and students.

For more information about PasswordVault, go to the PasswordVault page.