Comments on: AOL Shortchanges Your Password http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:31:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Marco Barulli http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-175159 Wed, 09 May 2007 14:21:37 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-175159 Michael, using a password manager is not merely convenient for remembering passwords, it’s an effective way to adopt better security practices without too much stress. It basically sums up to: 1) never re-use the same password, 2) use strong passwords. But if you are going to use multiple strong and complex passwords you can't remember all of them and you definitely need a password manager. Software products like Roboform are certainly an option, but you could also consider a web based solution. (i'm a tad biased ...) <a href="http://www.clipperz.com" rel="nofollow">Clipperz</a> is an online password manager that can do much more than simply storing your passwords. - ubiquitous access - direct login to online services - offline version - bookmarklet for quick data entry - nothing to install or backup - ... It’s free and completely anonymous. Clipperz lets you submit confidential information into your browser, but your data are locally encrypted by the browser itself before being uploaded. The key for the encryption process is a passphrase known only to you. Clipperz simply hosts your sensitive data in encrypted form and could never actually access the data in its plain form. For any further information refer to our website: <a href="http://www.clipperz.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.clipperz.com</a>. Marco Clipperz co-founder PS And hopefully even AOL will grow more security conscious ... Michael,
using a password manager is not merely convenient for remembering passwords, it’s an effective way to adopt better security practices without too much stress.

It basically sums up to:
1) never re-use the same password,
2) use strong passwords.

But if you are going to use multiple strong and complex passwords you can’t remember all of them and you definitely need a password manager.

Software products like Roboform are certainly an option, but you could also consider a web based solution.
(i’m a tad biased …)

Clipperz is an online password manager that can do much more than simply storing your passwords.
- ubiquitous access
- direct login to online services
- offline version
- bookmarklet for quick data entry
- nothing to install or backup
- …

It’s free and completely anonymous.

Clipperz lets you submit confidential information into your browser, but your data are locally encrypted by the browser itself before being uploaded.

The key for the encryption process is a passphrase known only to you.
Clipperz simply hosts your sensitive data in encrypted form and could never actually access the data in its plain form.

For any further information refer to our website:
http://www.clipperz.com.

Marco
Clipperz co-founder

PS
And hopefully even AOL will grow more security conscious …

]]> by: LZW http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-174729 Wed, 09 May 2007 02:11:06 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-174729 Older version of windows NT use to have the same problem but I think it was less then 8 chars! Google gmail cheats you on the user name... The only symbol they allow in the email/logon name is a period but then they completely ignore it! real.tech.news@gmail.com would actually be the same as: realtechnews@gmail.com Passwords also have many limitation on various websites and even desktop applications! For example, unicode and hibit characters.. You can use them in the administrator password while setting up windows but not in to many other places. Older version of windows NT use to have the same problem but I think it was less then 8 chars!

Google gmail cheats you on the user name… The only symbol they allow in the email/logon name is a period but then they completely ignore it!

real.tech.news@gmail.com

would actually be the same as:

realtechnews@gmail.com

Passwords also have many limitation on various websites and even desktop applications! For example, unicode and hibit characters.. You can use them in the administrator password while setting up windows but not in to many other places.

]]> by: John http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-174616 Tue, 08 May 2007 21:06:05 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-174616 UNIX-based systems work that way by default. This can be altered easily enough under account manager / users / Password restrictions / selection. Under these options you can require a password, allow the user to choose their password, run an obviousness check, and allow the use of a password generator. The maximum amount of allowed characters can be altered to be as much as 34463 although this is excessive UNIX-based systems work that way by default. This can be altered easily enough under account manager / users / Password restrictions / selection.
Under these options you can require a password, allow the user to choose their password, run an obviousness check, and allow the use of a password generator.
The maximum amount of allowed characters can be altered to be as much as 34463 although this is excessive

]]> by: ed3 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-174481 Tue, 08 May 2007 16:37:02 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-174481 Most UNIX-based systems work that way by default. You can type as many characters you want at the "Password:" prompt, but only the first eight characters of the password are used. Been that way for nearly 40 years now. Just means you need to be more creative with your passwords. Most UNIX-based systems work that way by default. You can type as many characters you want at the “Password:” prompt, but only the first eight characters of the password are used. Been that way for nearly 40 years now.

Just means you need to be more creative with your passwords.

]]> by: David Johnston http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-174473 Tue, 08 May 2007 16:05:36 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4371#comment-174473 Whose bright idea was that!? Whose bright idea was that!?

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