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* [http://www.madlogic.com/supersecret.html SuperSecret]: they make it too difficult to find the price; free download, but not clear if there's a free trial period | * [http://www.madlogic.com/supersecret.html SuperSecret]: they make it too difficult to find the price; free download, but not clear if there's a free trial period | ||
* [http://www.mandylionlabs.com/ Mandylion Research Labs]: aimed at legal compliance for corporate market; limit of 50 passwords | * [http://www.mandylionlabs.com/ Mandylion Research Labs]: aimed at legal compliance for corporate market; limit of 50 passwords | ||
* <s>[http://www.symantec.com/passwordmanager/ Norton Password Manager]</s> is no longer at this URL | |||
'''"Form-filler only"''' means that the software does not seem to allow storage of arbitrary information; handles login forms only. It may be that the software ''can'' do this but the description doesn't bother to mention it. It would seem to be necessary even for a target audience ''only'' interested in access to online sites, because form-fillers often have difficulty detecting login forms (they can be deliberately made difficult to detect) and so it is still often necessary to cut-and-paste from the application. | '''"Form-filler only"''' means that the software does not seem to allow storage of arbitrary information; handles login forms only. It may be that the software ''can'' do this but the description doesn't bother to mention it. It would seem to be necessary even for a target audience ''only'' interested in access to online sites, because form-fillers often have difficulty detecting login forms (they can be deliberately made difficult to detect) and so it is still often necessary to cut-and-paste from the application. | ||
Given that the software does not seem to be ''targeting'' more general usage, however, I'm not bothering to file these applications for now. | Given that the software does not seem to be ''targeting'' more general usage, however, I'm not bothering to file these applications for now. | ||
Revision as of 01:02, 1 May 2011
About
A password manager (PM) is a software application which manages security credentials such as passwords, PINs, and private keys.
Desirable features include:
- searchability
- ability to secure all data with a master password or key
- ability to access from multiple locations
- encrypted storage of data (so that it can be backed up to an insecure location without revealing any credentials)
Linux
Linux distributions generally come with a password manager integrated into the desktop system (other applications needing credentials will check with the PM before asking the user to enter credentials manually, and will store manually-entered credentials in the PM for future use.
The most common PMs are:
Windows
Windows does not appear to have a system for handling passwords or mediating access to a PM, so passwords must generally be copied by hand between applications and the PM.
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia
- open directory (includes password tools that are not managers)
List
{{#ask: is a::password manager}}
not filed
- FastPass Enterprise Password Manager: geared toward higher-end customers
- IntelliLogin: Form-filler only
- Just1Key: online service only, details sparse unless you want to read the whitepaper
- KeyPass: Form-filler only
- KeyRing: PalmOS only
- LogonAssist: Form-filler only
- SuperSecret: they make it too difficult to find the price; free download, but not clear if there's a free trial period
- Mandylion Research Labs: aimed at legal compliance for corporate market; limit of 50 passwords
Norton Password Manageris no longer at this URL
"Form-filler only" means that the software does not seem to allow storage of arbitrary information; handles login forms only. It may be that the software can do this but the description doesn't bother to mention it. It would seem to be necessary even for a target audience only interested in access to online sites, because form-fillers often have difficulty detecting login forms (they can be deliberately made difficult to detect) and so it is still often necessary to cut-and-paste from the application.
Given that the software does not seem to be targeting more general usage, however, I'm not bothering to file these applications for now.
