Secure your passwords and other personal information in your vault using Norton Password Manager

Norton Password Manager helps to keep your data secure using encryption and a zero-knowledge architecture. Your data is encrypted locally on your device using your vault password before it is stored in your cloud-based vault. This way, no one except for you can view it - not even Norton. In the unlikely event of unauthorized access to the data in the cloud, your personal information remains encrypted and secure.

Choose a strong vault password to ensure that your data is protected for such eventualities. If you prefer to use a regular password, make sure that your vault password is unique and consists of at least 10 characters, mixed case, numbers and symbols to ensure strong security.

In addition to using strong encryption, Norton Password Manager includes other security measures to help protect your data. Here are some key points to consider:

• Encryption: We use a secure encryption standard called AES-256 (Advanced Encryption Standard) to help protect all the information in your vault in transit and at rest.

• Vault Password: To use Norton Password Manager, you need to create a vault password to access your vault. We recommend that you create a strong and unique password for your vault (we’ll help you to do so), which is different from the Norton account password you use to log into your account. Having a different password from the Norton account adds an additional layer of security to your vault. Your vault password is never stored anywhere or sent to the server.

• Zero-Knowledge Architecture: Our zero-knowledge architecture ensures that your data is encrypted before it leaves your device and can only be decrypted using your vault password on the devices where you use Norton Password Manager. This way, we make sure that no one except you can view your data – not even Norton.

• Data Storage: Only encrypted data is stored on Norton servers, and the encrypted data is then synced to any device where you access Norton Password Manager and sign in with your Norton account. To access the vault data, your vault password is required to decrypt all the information.

• Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Additionally, we offer to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for your Norton Account to introduce a third layer of security to your vault. Once enabled in your Norton account settings, it requires two steps when you sign into Norton Password Manager with your Norton account. Refer to Two-factor authentication for your Norton account for more information.

• Brute force protection: Norton Password Manager includes measures to prevent brute force attacks, which are attempts to guess your password or login credentials. First, it includes a Captcha mechanism to check if whoever is trying to sign in is a human, as well as mechanisms to slow down automated brute force attacks on your Norton Account. Additionally, we’ve put a "challenge mechanism" for your vault in place which requires you to successfully enter your vault password before any encrypted data is transferred from the server.

Overall, Norton Password Manager is a secure and reliable tool to help you securely manage your passwords and other personal information, such as credit card information, addresses or notes. The strong encryption and other security measures help you to keep your vault data secure and protected from unauthorized access.