However, Mr. Grossman said you are better off traveling without your password management software loaded on your devices so
that you won’t be asked to hand over the master password to your vault.
“Even if somebody put a gun to my head, I don’t know it.”
Password management apps like 1Password and LastPass can automatically create strong, lengthy passwords for all your online accounts
and keep them stored in a vault that is accessible with one master password.
You could store a copy of the password vault on a cloud service like Dropbox
and get access to your vault of passwords when you reach your travel destination, he said.
It’s a wise idea to invest in a so-called travel device, a cheap smartphone or computer
that you use only abroad: You don’t want your nice equipment to get lost or stolen while traveling, anyway, let alone searched by border agents.
Several travelers, including American citizens like Haisam Elsharkawi, were recently pressured into giving officers from the United States Customs
and Border Protection access to their cellphones at the airport.