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I've been using Password Safe for several years and am quite happy with it. I started using it after seeing the recommendation for it on Bruce Schneier's website. Figured I couldn't go wrong knowing it was created by someone w/ his credentials.
How about providing a link to the download page? Did I miss it?
Never mind, I finally saw it.
Never mind, I finally saw it.
How does this app compare to Roboform? From the article, they seem similar, but does pwsafe fill in web forms with address,etc.? Manage multiple identities for spouses etc.? Manage credit card info? I like the idea of using an app recommended by TR but I would be reluctant to let go of these other great features that I've used for nearly 3 years
. Is anyone familiar with Roboform.com?
. Is anyone familiar with Roboform.com?
Password Safe better fits the criteria from the cited article Five features of a good password manager, but the trade-off for that is that it is not as tightly integrated with your Web browsing experience. While such a trade-off is not necessary in principle, it exists in this case, so you have to make a choice between the convenience of a feature or two you like in Roboform and the better security design of Password Safe.
My preference is for the greater security suggested by the design of Password Safe. Your mileage may vary.
My preference is for the greater security suggested by the design of Password Safe. Your mileage may vary.
I like RoboForm2Go, which is their USB drive version based on SanDisk's U3 technology, but I know SanDisk is dropping U3 (see http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/Cruzers-with-U3/U3-Software-Central/td-p/190029 ) so I'm interested in a replacement that has all the same features. Can anyone compare?
I have been using LastPass for several years. It allows similar features as Roboform as well as the ability to store your encrypted passwords on the LastPass server for recovery from anywhere on the web. I have not seen any bed reviews of LastPass, but would appreciate any other comments.
I prefer LatPass over RoboForm, personally:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/lastpass-is-it-the-password-manager-for-you/3291
I used PassWord Safe for years before LastPass. Ony problem I had was inconvenience and sometimes data did not transfer between versions.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/lastpass-is-it-the-password-manager-for-you/3291
I used PassWord Safe for years before LastPass. Ony problem I had was inconvenience and sometimes data did not transfer between versions.
It seems satisfactory, but I had one disappointment.
I was hoping for the capability of clicking an entry and having it open the associated URL and automatically populating the username and password fields. I created an entry for TR as a test. Right-clicking it and selecting 'Browse to URL and Autotype' looked promising, and it did briefly open the TR login page. However, the browser immediately went to a Google page displaying the results of a search on my username.
That won't keep me from evaluating this tool further; it's just doesn't appear as convenient as I'd hoped. Maybe there's an FF plug-in that links to an open password safe?
I was hoping for the capability of clicking an entry and having it open the associated URL and automatically populating the username and password fields. I created an entry for TR as a test. Right-clicking it and selecting 'Browse to URL and Autotype' looked promising, and it did briefly open the TR login page. However, the browser immediately went to a Google page displaying the results of a search on my username.
That won't keep me from evaluating this tool further; it's just doesn't appear as convenient as I'd hoped. Maybe there's an FF plug-in that links to an open password safe?
Once you integrate Password Safe with Firefox, the benefits it gives you over simply using the password manager built into Firefox are probably somewhat reduced. If you're going to use the built-in password manager, be sure to check out that article for some tips on how to use it well, but a requirement to manually paste into the browser does help protect against automated password access attacks and other malicious activity that could take advantage of tight integration between your password manager and your browser.
Obviously it has no portability, but that isn't on my list of criteria anyway. My home and work on-line activities rarely intersect, although this joint is one of the exceptions.
Chad, have you had any dealings with it?
Chad, have you had any dealings with it?
I poked at it a little a while ago, but never really tried using it at all. Given my feelings on what kinds of security software one can trust, I absolutely don't trust it, so I will not likely ever have any use for it.
I have also used this app for several years, and it works as advertised. I'm very happy with PW Safe. Lots of good features and very stable.
I have mounted it onto a USB with both the Win executable as well as the Mac O/S app. Both will use the same database.
There's a compatible command line application for Unix-like systems called pwsafe. I wrote an article about how to make pwsafe into a keyboard shortcut driven tool in the X Window system a while ago.
Been using Keepass or my passwords (very polished app) and Zumodrive for on-line, hands-free live backups and am pretty happy with the setup, just a heads-up for those looking at all options.
Love KeePass, and I've tried quite a few PWMs. In a previous job I supported multiple state agencies, each with their own passwords for various things. I think I had to track upwards of 30+ passwords, not including my own personal ones.
I've got 184 passwords tracked by pwsafe. Because I use MS Windows so rarely, my password database tracked by Password Safe is much more modest -- about a dozen.
KeePass does look like a decent application, but my calling my experience with it "limited" would be pretty generous, so I can't really comment on it much. My biggest concern would be design complexity and compatibility with the tools I use on Unix-like systems. The KeePass interface is not in the least designed to work well with the kind of workflow I use, so compatibility with other tools becomes kind of important; I need nothing more than a command line interface and keyboard shortcuts on Unix-like systems, and the rest just gets in the way, so KeePass would not qualify to be my tool of choice.
KeePass does look like a decent application, but my calling my experience with it "limited" would be pretty generous, so I can't really comment on it much. My biggest concern would be design complexity and compatibility with the tools I use on Unix-like systems. The KeePass interface is not in the least designed to work well with the kind of workflow I use, so compatibility with other tools becomes kind of important; I need nothing more than a command line interface and keyboard shortcuts on Unix-like systems, and the rest just gets in the way, so KeePass would not qualify to be my tool of choice.
lastpass gets my vote of password manager very good integration across browsers etc.
I've been using Password Safe for many years and love it. I use it at home and have installed it at work for all employees.
I've NEVER trusted a password manager and probably will never trust one. Where would you leave your "keys to the kingdom"? On my person. (aka- in my head)
Some of us have a hard time keeping up with all of our passwords. This is aggravated by activities and sites that I feel unnecessarily require a username and password, such as downloading drivers.
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