Password Manager

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Looking for a good Password Manager. I had been using Roboform but was
wondering if there might be a better one out there.
Thanks
david
 
Looking for a good Password Manager. I had been using Roboform but was
wondering if there might be a better one out there.
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Never tried RoboForm because of the limitation on number of passwords you
can input with the free version. So, aside from the fact that these two have no
such limitation, I can't say what else may or may not be better or worse about
them.

Oubliette
I like this one and currently use it. I especially like the encryption and
other security options it offers. I don't use the autofill feature so I
don't know if it works or not:

http://www.tranglos.com/free/oubliette_main.html

PINs
I tried this one, and it looks good in theory, but it crashed on me quite a
bit while opening the program...maybe 60% of the time. It gives you the
option to install with registry entries or without; I chose
without...perhaps that caused some instability. I didn't try it the other
way. I think I've seen others praise it before, so it's evidently working
for some / most people.

http://www.mirwoj.opus.chelm.pl/winfreeware/index.html

Both offer import/export. Oubliette is very flexible in this regard. This
becomes an important feature when you want / need to change
password managers. I learned my lesson after having used a
shareware manager with no ability to transfer the passwords from it
to another manager. I had to retype / cut-and-paste everything. If you
have only a few passwords, no big deal.
 
Looking for a good Password Manager. I had been using Roboform but was
wondering if there might be a better one out there.
Thanks
david
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Password Safe
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"Password Safe is a password database utility. Users can keep their
passwords securely encrypted on their computers. A single Safe
Combination unlocks them all."

Version 1.9.2c

http://sourceforge.net/projects/passwordsafe/

http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=300400

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/passwordsafe/pwsafe-1.9.2c-
bin.zip?download

For PocketPC
------------

PC version 1.9.2c.2

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/passwordsafe/pwsafe-1.9.2c.2-ppc-
exe.zip?download

Regards

Wayne D
 
Looking for a good Password Manager. I had been using Roboform but was
wondering if there might be a better one out there.
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I'm a bit low tech in protecting my passwords.

I just use a floppy disk with text files containing the information. I know
that my machine is physically secure, so I'm not worried about anyone running
off with the floppy disk. Though I've been thinking about using an encrypted,
self extracting archive just for an extra layer of protection.
 
david said:
Looking for a good Password Manager. I had been using Roboform but was
wondering if there might be a better one out there.
Thanks
david
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With I.E 6, I use one of the older versions of Roboform, 4.6.8.0, which is
not cripple-ware as the newer versions are, and makes life a lot easier when
surfing through password-protected sites. But, I suppose that with Mozilla,
you could rely on the built-in password manager to achieve the same result
without an external program.

As a backup, I also use Passkeeper 1.2 and I like it very much. It is
<100Kb but works very well as a safe for passwords and other sensitive data.
It is handy to keep a shortcut right on your desktop or favorites menu.
http://www.tinyapps.org/misc.html
 
In alt.comp.freeware, on 28 Oct 2003, david announced:
Looking for a good Password Manager. I had been using
Roboform but was wondering if there might be a better one
out there. Thanks
david
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Hi David, I have only ever used one, so can't really compare, but
I quite like Whisper 32:

http://www.ivory.org/index.html

Program Highlights

Whisper 32 is a very easy-to-use Password Manager for Windows 95
and Windows NT.

* Store all of your passwords in one file.
* Password protection.
* Built-in password generator.
* Passwords may be set to expire at user-configurable
intervals.
* Never type in passwords or user-names: use the Windows
clipboard to transfer them.
* Automatic backups.
* Attractive interface.

Release Information
Current Version: 1.15
Release Date: August 12, 2003
File Size: 370,652 Bytes (362KB)
Operating System: This version is designed to work on WindowsXP.
For any other version of Windows 9x, or Windows NT 3.51+
(including Windows 2000), see below.
Category: Security

Regards

OgO
 
david said:
Looking for a good Password Manager. I had been using Roboform but was
wondering if there might be a better one out there.
Thanks
david
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Thanks everybody for all the very excellent subjections for a Password
Manager. I will look them all over before making a choice.
Thanks again,
david
 
Dont trust "closed" applications, so I made my own:
http://www.svapna.com/passwordmanager.php
It's based on ms access, includes encryption and I can give you the
source code (mdb).
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Download a demo version

The demo version is a limited mde file in which data gets deleted on
every application startup. If you like Password Manager please donate
$5 through PayPal and have the mdb (with source code) version sent to
you by email.

Buy now
 
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 05:55:06 GMT, Darrien

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I know
that my machine is physically secure, so I'm not worried about anyone running
off with the floppy disk.
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The only secure machine is the one which is not connected to a network
(Internet). If you post messages to newsgroups and browse internet
from this machine, then your machine is not 100% secure.
 
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