Asim Jalis: Programming Notes

Password Managers

Here are some neat password manager products:

Microsoft's Fingerprint Reader: Microsoft now has a cool hardware-based password manager, that uses your thumb print to figure out who you are and then automatically types in your internet passwords. This addresses the two big problems with passwords: (a) writing  passwords on paper is unsafe -- someone else might see them, (b) remembering lots of passwords is hard.

Keith Brown's .NET Password Manager: If you prefer a software password manager, Keith's program is an option. Note: the program requires the .NET framework. At the bottom of Keith's article is a link to a password manager that does not require the .NET framework.

Published Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:04 PM by asimj

Comments

 

Thomas L said:

On the provided URL (Swedish technology newspaper; written in Swedish), there is an article about a master's thesis written at the Linkoping institute of technology where the author managed to forge a fingerprint using gelatin. I wouldn't recommend using a hardware-based password manager for important passwords, since everything we touch may be used to forge our biometric identities.
November 24, 2004 9:02 AM
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