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Re: [OT] Password manager



Actually, when this arrived back via the list it sounded like I'm
suggesting
that the other products *do* have trojans - not my intention at all :)

David
PS If I was an intelligent, well funded criminal organisation I could think
of
worse plans than investing in and selling a 'password safe' and only
scamming a
very, very few customers...
Equally it's as easy to do that through a nice .exe screensaver with
keylogger
too so why draw the attention :)

David Greaves wrote:
> Hi Ho Yin
>
> There's a free/opensource one written by BT Counterpane - a
tremendously well
> respected security company.
>
> Open source so you can be 100% sure that it has no evil 'send your
password to a
> criminal' trojans hidden inside!
>
> Designed by a world renowned security guru (google "Bruce
Schneier") so no silly
> security problems.
>
> It doesn't try and interact with web pages etc so your passwords are
only ever
> sent when *you* want to send them!
>
> http://www.schneier.com/passsafe.html
>
> David
>
> Ho Yin Ng wrote:
>> Does anyone use password managers on their computer.
>>
>> I want something basic but secure that will store all my logins
and
>> passwords to all my email accounts, stupid forums that I
registered to
>> and my bank account that stores my millions.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ho yin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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>
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