RSA sharpens focus on password problem
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Search sharpens BI focus
Search sharpens BI focus
11/04/2003 06:30 AMComputer Weekly Nov 4 2003 5:35AM ET
Ask Jeeves Sharpens Its Focus
Ask Jeeves Sharpens Its Focus
06/21/2004 12:11 PMSource: SearchDay - Ask Jeeves announced today several new 'Smart
Search' shortcuts, along with a new page preview tool....
Gateway Sharpens Enterprise Focus
Gateway Sharpens Enterprise Focus
08/03/2004 12:49 PMThe PC maker says its enterprise business will be a key component in
its push toward overall profitability.
DNC Sharpens Tech Focus for Convention
DNC Sharpens Tech Focus for Convention
07/18/2004 11:46 PMThe Democratic National Convention Committee's technology director
says this year's convention is more focused in its use of technology
than previous conventions.
French i-mode' Service Sharpens Focus
French i-mode' Service Sharpens Focus
01/06/2005 03:27 PM3G Jan 6 2005 4:33PM GMT
Manugistics sharpens focus on core
markets
Manugistics sharpens focus on core
markets
04/06/2005 06:23 PMPersonal Computer World Apr 6 2005 9:54PM GMT
French i-mode Wireless Service Sharpens
Focus
French i-mode Wireless Service Sharpens
Focus
09/23/2004 05:04 AM3G Sep 23 2004 7:30AM GMT
RSA focuses anew on the password problem
RSA focuses anew on the password problem
06/07/2004 10:35 AMBOSTON - RSA Security Inc. is renewing its focus on improving the
security of user passwords. The company on Monday plans to announce
RSA Sign-On Manager, a rebranded version of its SecurID Passage
product that the company claims will make it easier for enterprises to
manage user passwords.
The bookmarklet solution to the password
problem
The bookmarklet solution to the password
problem
09/06/2004 02:38 PMAnyone who makes heavy use of the internet has run in to
the password problem: dozens of user accounts on sites with varying
degrees of trustability, leading to an unmanageable proliferation of
username and password combinations. The temptation is to use the same
combination on multiple sites, but doing so opens you up to the
horrifying prospect of a security flaw in one site compromising al of
your other accounts.
I was burnt by this a few years ago: a small community
forum on which I was a member was cracked, and my account was then
used to log in to another larger forum to which I had administrator
acccess. Thankfully no permanent damage was done, but it taught me a
valuable lesson in password security. Since then I've maintained a
number of different combinations each with a different level of
associated trust: if my account on Joe's random forum is cracked it
won't lead to the compromise of my Amazon account!
Even different tiers of passwords aren't ideal though, and
that's why Nic Wolff's Password generator
bookmarklet (via 43 Folders) has
me so excited. Nic's bookmarklet pops up a JavaScript prompt box
asking for your "master" password, then MD5s it against the domain of
the current login page and inserts the resulting hash in to any
password fields on the page. A single password can be used for dozens
of sites without any risk of a compromise of one account affecting the
others. It's brilliant.
There are a couple of minor flaws in the bookmarklet: the
master password prompt is in plain text rather than masking your input
with asterisks, and the bookmarklet could leave you high and dry if a
site changes the domain on which their login form resides without you
noticing. The first could be solved by extending the bookmarklet to
append a "master password" field to the page using the DOM, while a solution to the
second would require some kind of server-side store of the domains at
which the initial accounts were created.
Quibbles aside, it's an ingenious solution to a pervasive
problem.
Notes and Tips: Password Security
Problem
Notes and Tips: Password Security
Problem
07/09/2004 10:11 AMReaders dig into the issues of Mac OS X password security after
yesterday's warning.
Security Focus: MS Word password tool
not for security
Security Focus: MS Word password tool
not for security
01/07/2004 05:35 PM10.3: Use a password analyzer to improve
password security
10.3: Use a password analyzer to improve
password security
10/30/2003 12:37 AMIf you try to change the password for a Keychain using the Keychain
Access app, you'll notice on the resulting dialog box a circular
button with an 'i' in it, as seen in the inset in the screenshot. If
you click on it, Panthe...
New Password Recovery Tool for Microsoft
Office Suite Documents is Able to
Recover Passwords to Documents Created
in 14 Applications, and Supports More
Than 30 Types of Password Encryption.
New Password Recovery Tool for Microsoft
Office Suite Documents is Able to
Recover Passwords to Documents Created
in 14 Applications, and Supports More
Than 30 Types of Password Encryption.
12/24/2004 12:19 PMElcomSoft Co. Ltd. has released Advanced Office Password Recovery
(AOPR), an application that allows business managers, information
technology support administrators, and law enforcement officials to
gain access to Microsoft(R) Office(R) password-protected documents,
that have been accidentally or purposefully password protected. New
product combines the latest and the most advanced cryptanalysis
algorithms developed by Elcomsoft's research department. AOPR is
capable of instantly recovering passwords for a wide range of
Microsoft's business and office applications, including all components
of MS Office, from the very first DOS versions to Office 2003
programs, including the ones for Windows, Mac, Pocket PC and localized
versions. Over 30 different types of password encryption methods are
supported. [PRWEB Dec 22, 2004]
Bluetooth sharpens its teeth
Bluetooth sharpens its teeth
08/29/2004 05:10 AMTechTree Aug 29 2004 8:41AM GMT
IBM sharpens tools for Web services
IBM sharpens tools for Web services
10/16/2002 03:43 PMCNET Oct 16 2002 2:37PM ET
Yahoo! Sharpens Its Tech Edge
Yahoo! Sharpens Its Tech Edge
04/06/2005 11:49 AMTheStreet.com Apr 6 2005 3:21PM GMT
GOP Sharpens Attacks As Convention Opens
GOP Sharpens Attacks As Convention Opens
08/30/2004 12:15 PMNEW YORK (AP) -- Sen. John McCain said Monday it was fair game to
criticize Democrat John Kerry's anti-war protests three decades ago,
firing an opening salvo as Republicans at their national convention
sought to portray President Bush as a strong wartime leader.
Microsoft sharpens Great Plains' profile
Microsoft sharpens Great Plains' profile
06/04/2004 04:05 AMZDNet UK Jun 4 2004 7:59AM GMT
Battle on Teaching Evolution Sharpens
(washingtonpost.com)
Battle on Teaching Evolution Sharpens
(washingtonpost.com)
03/14/2005 05:36 PMwashingtonpost.com - WICHITA – Propelled by a polished strategy
crafted by activists on America's political right, a battle is
intensifying across the nation over how students are taught about the
origins of life. Policymakers in 19 states are weighing proposals that
question the science of evolution.
Implanted Lens Sharpens Blurred Vision
(AP)
Implanted Lens Sharpens Blurred Vision
(AP)
09/13/2004 04:53 PMAP - There's a new option for people who suffer from extreme
nearsightedness, whose world loses its crisp edge just a few inches
from their noses. The first implantable lens for nearsightedness was
approved Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.
HP sharpens blades with Cisco networking
tech
HP sharpens blades with Cisco networking
tech
02/01/2005 09:18 PMGigabit Ethernet to the max
CHINA: Google sharpens mainland pitch
CHINA: Google sharpens mainland pitch
02/12/2004 02:43 AMAsia Media Feb 12 2004 6:12AM GMT
Microsoft sharpens note-taking tool
Microsoft sharpens note-taking tool
04/20/2004 12:44 PMThe software giant releases a trial version of the first major update
of OneNote, an Office-related application that combines handwritten,
audio and other notes with documents.
Telegraph | News | Alcohol sharpens
your brain, say researchers
Telegraph | News | Alcohol sharpens
your brain, say researchers
08/02/2004 06:51 PMThe benefits were most marked among women drinkers and, to the
researchers' surprise, showed no sign of flattening out with
increasing consumption .. drink more wine ..
right:
telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/01/nalco01.
xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/08/01/ixportal.html
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Kerry Sharpens Attack On Bush and Iraq
War (washingtonpost.com)
Kerry Sharpens Attack On Bush and Iraq
War (washingtonpost.com)
09/20/2004 09:00 PMwashingtonpost.com - Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry
today delivered a scathing critique of President Bush's war
leadership, charging that Bush's "colossal failures of judgment" and
"reckless mistakes" have weakened U.S. national security, diverted
resources from the war on terrorism and mired the country in a costly
conflict in Iraq with no end in sight.
Telegraph | News | Alcohol sharpens your
brain, say researchers
Telegraph | News | Alcohol sharpens your
brain, say researchers
08/03/2004 03:35 AMGoogle Alters AdWords; Sharpens
Relevancy Matching
Google Alters AdWords; Sharpens
Relevancy Matching
06/30/2004 07:14 PMSource: The Search Engine Marketing Weblog - One implication seems
clear: Google is de-emphasizing broad matching in favor of exact
matching. This is a change long-awaited by careful advertisers who
would rather eat glass than throw a broad match into...
Niche retailer Skates on Haight sharpens
selling strategy with web POS
Niche retailer Skates on Haight sharpens
selling strategy with web POS
09/24/2004 03:39 PMInternetRetailer.com Sep 24 2004 7:46PM GMT
Will Your Password Need A Password?
Will Your Password Need A Password?
06/01/2004 02:43 AMIf you hadn't realized it already, simple username/password combos are
a pretty weak form of security - yet they're pretty much all we have
for many important online systems that store our most vital
information. While there are other solutions out there, many
companies (especially in the US) have been
incredibly
slow in adopting "two-factor authentication" systems that require
a password plus something else - such as a onetime code generated by a
device you have to have with you (or built into your computer). The
idea, then, is that if your password is revealed, no one else has the
device, so it's useless. If they find the device, they don't have
your password, so it's useless. However, so far, many users don't
value this additional security very much - and the devices still
aren't all that cheap. Plus, many companies are worried that users
will react negatively to such systems as it may slow down the user
experience - causing them to look for other (albeit less secure)
alternatives. Then, of course, there's the worry that people will
start using such systems that aren't compatible with each other, so
you'll need separate devices for every account - which would be much
worse than before. Others, such as those in the fingerprint scanning
business think a biometric approach makes much more sense - but that
leads to all sorts of other questions and issues. Still, as there are
more and more cases of fraud and identity theft due to so much weak
security, it seems increasingly likely that companies will be forced
to adopt more secure methods.
Password Plus 1.004
Password Plus 1.004
05/05/2004 05:06 PMGives you the most secure place to store your PINs, passwords,
accounts and other personal information.
AIX password enumeration possible
AIX password enumeration possible
02/11/2004 03:09 PMScott J (Feb 06 2004)
Password Recycling
Password Recycling
07/20/2004 07:39 AM
Why registration-sites suck: Boing Boing links to a story on Wired
about registration at news sites. The article is okay, but Boing
Boing's comments ring very, very true:
The point that everyone seems to miss is that no one can possibly
keep track of a thousand passwords for a thousand websites, which
means that these sites undoubtably contain recycled passwords
[...]
The more you recycle a password, the higher the likelihood that you
will use it in a sensitive context — a bank site, a message
board, an IM client, an auction site — where someone might
impersonate you or even commit identity theft crimes against you.
Okay, raise your hands, how many of you have a "standard" password
that you use all over the place? Everyone does it. Show me someone
that uses a different password for every registration or account and
I'll show you a liar.
I know a friend that has a group of passwords that he uses based on
context — one password for throwaway Web site registration, one
for email accounts, one for IM, one for sensitive stuff like banking,
etc.
What if someone at one of these services decides to take your
password and see where else it might work? Yes, I know the passwords
should be hashed when stored in their database, but there's no
guarantee that they're going to do that.
How may of you have a password stored in some service or Web site
that you've long-since forgotten about that would also work in, say,
your bank's Web site?
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Password Change
Password Change
04/14/2005 08:51 AMPwM Password Manager 0.3.3
PwM Password Manager 0.3.3
11/18/2003 03:16 PMA password manager.
Password Retriever 4.5.8
Password Retriever 4.5.8
12/15/2003 04:28 PMWill let you store and categorise thousands of passwords for
everything from your voice mail to your e-mail accounts.
Data-Password-1.05
Data-Password-1.05
08/07/2004 05:06 PMPassword Safe
Password Safe
12/13/2003 08:11 AMPasswordSafe 2.0pre1-BETA released
Outlook Password v1.0
Outlook Password v1.0
12/11/2003 10:49 AMOutlok Password allows you to recover passwords which MS Outlook
Personal Storage (PST) files are protected with. It is not the real
recoverer - it will show you a combination of characters which will
allow you to open PST file. Outlook Password can also recover account
information. Your emails addresses, mail server addresses (pop3,
imap, http), usernames for email accounts, passwords to email servers.
[Shareware $19.00 385 KB]
Password Keeper v6.7
Password Keeper v6.7
07/30/2004 05:18 PMPassword Keeper is a small utility useful for storing your frequently
used passwords. Password information can be stored, edited and printed
with this easy to use program. Each password file that you create can
contain up to 1000 account entries. You'll never forget a password
again with this handy utility installed on your Windows system.
Password Keeper data files are stored in an encrypted format to
prevent unauthorized access. [Shareware $19.95 586 KB]
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