<s>
NordPass	B-Application
is	O
a	O
proprietary	O
password	O
manager	O
launched	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
service	O
comes	O
in	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
premium	O
versions	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
free	O
version	O
lacks	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
paid	O
functionality	O
like	O
multi-device	O
login	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
application	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
offers	O
browser	O
extensions	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
,	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
Brave	B-Application
,	O
Opera	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Safari	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
cybersecurity	O
team	O
that	O
created	O
NordVPN	B-Application
,	O
a	O
VPN	B-Application
service	I-Application
provider	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
is	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
ChaCha20	O
encryption	O
algorithm	O
specifically	O
the	O
XChaCha	O
variant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
has	O
zero-knowledge	O
architecture	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
passwords	O
are	O
encrypted	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
device	O
and	O
only	O
then	O
stored	O
in	B-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
cloud	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
way	O
,	O
NordPass	B-Application
cannot	O
view	O
,	O
edit	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
way	O
manage	O
users’	O
passwords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
encrypted	O
vault	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
safe	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
store	O
login	B-General_Concept
credentials	I-General_Concept
,	O
secure	O
notes	O
,	O
and	O
credit	O
card	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	B-Application
Password	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
the	O
key	O
that	O
unlocks	O
the	O
encrypted	O
vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Master	B-Application
Password	I-Application
protects	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
passwords	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
strong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
provides	O
two-factor	O
authentication	O
(	O
2FA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
latest	O
release	O
it	O
includes	O
FIDO	O
U2F	B-Protocol
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
this	O
protection	O
is	O
embedded	O
at	O
the	O
service	O
login	B-General_Concept
instead	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
weakness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
Secure	O
Password	O
Sharing	O
Feature	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
secure	O
sharing	O
of	O
passwords	O
between	O
NordPass	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
can	O
scan	O
data	O
breaches	O
for	O
password	O
leaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
can	O
identify	O
weak	O
,	O
reused	O
,	O
or	O
old	O
passwords	O
which	O
it	O
divides	O
into	O
Weak	O
,	O
Reused	O
,	O
and	O
Old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
independent	O
cybersecurity	O
firm	O
,	O
Cure53	O
,	O
in	O
February	O
2020	O
conducted	O
an	O
audit	O
and	O
confirmed	O
the	O
security	O
of	O
NordPass	B-Application
password	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
is	O
based	O
in	O
Panama	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
no	O
mandatory	O
data	O
retention	O
laws	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
Five	O
Eyes	O
or	O
Fourteen	O
Eyes	O
alliances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
is	O
a	O
relatively	O
new	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
password	O
manager	O
market	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
“	O
new	O
kid	O
on	O
the	O
block	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
has	O
conducted	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
research	O
studies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NordPass	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
mentioned	O
on	O
many	O
influential	O
tech	O
websites	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wired	O
,	O
Forbes	O
,	O
Business	O
Insider	O
,	O
and	O
TechRadar	O
.	O
</s>
