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July 9, 2008

security

1Password remembers passwords so you don’t have to

Posted Jul. 9, ’08, 9:59 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Security

1passwordI used to be a password freak, stemming in part from the years I taught freshman orientation computer classes. Making a strong, easy-to-remember password was something that we stressed—and something that people often had a hard time comprehending. If I had a…er, password for every time I found someone’s password written down after a class, I could have stolen a heck of a lot of identities.

Back then, we didn’t have the conveniences of programs like Agile Web Solutions’s $35 1Password, which integrates with your web browser and helps remember all your disparate passwords for the many many websites you likely frequent. The Agile team has just released a new version, including a long-anticipated Go & Fill 1-click bookmarks directly in your browser. That’s not all: there are a number of other fixes and changes in the latest version, including family licenses for the program now allowing up to 5 users in a household and a reorganized Go & Fill menu on the Dock icon.

Security is important, and managing your passwords is increasingly a way of life. If you, like most people, have trouble remembering precisely which passwords goes with which site, then 1Password might be for you.


1 Comments

EP said:

Doesn't 'Keychain' do pretty much the same thing in general (perhaps without the advanced features)?

July 9, 2008 10:57 AM

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