Comments on: PasswordMaker http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/2005/09/29/passwordmaker/ The Pelennor Fields White Book: Red Book reincarnated Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Matt Winckler http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/2005/09/29/passwordmaker/#comment-21210 Matt Winckler Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:28:35 +0000 http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/?p=1213#comment-21210 <p>I would suggest four things: <a href="http://passwordmaker.org/help/introduction.xhtml" title="A manual. How innovative!" rel="nofollow">this</a>, <a href="http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" title="How to Ask Questions the Smart Way" rel="nofollow">this</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=passwordmaker+import+settings&btnG=Search" title="The polite form is 'Google is your friend'" rel="nofollow">this</a>, and <a href="http://forums.passwordmaker.org/" title="As a last resort, at least ask your question in the right place" rel="nofollow">this</a>, in that order, and don't start any of the steps before having completed all the ones before it.</p> I would suggest four things: this, this, this, and this, in that order, and don’t start any of the steps before having completed all the ones before it.

]]> By: giuseppe http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/2005/09/29/passwordmaker/#comment-21170 giuseppe Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:21:14 +0000 http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/?p=1213#comment-21170 <p>all wonderful and compelling...</p> <p>but I can't see the import feature in PasswordMaker on-line version, to keep synchronized my home computer with others.</p> <p>where is it?</p> <p>please help me!</p> <p>tank in advance.</p> <p>giuseppe</p> all wonderful and compelling…

but I can’t see the import feature in PasswordMaker on-line version, to keep synchronized my home computer with others.

where is it?

please help me!

tank in advance.

giuseppe

]]> By: Charles Marcus http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/2005/09/29/passwordmaker/#comment-248 Charles Marcus Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:46:21 +0000 http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/?p=1213#comment-248 <p>Another point on keyloggers...</p> <p>Even if you don't store your Master Password (in memory or on disk), and are prompted for it every time - if a keylogger happens to be running on your computer, all they would get would be the Master Password, which is useless all by itself. The hacker would have to know that you were using PasswordMaker, <em>and</em> to guess at the settings you used.</p> <p>This is also a very good reason to change the Default settings - which your Custom Accounts will then inherit. Just be sure <em>you</em> know what Settings you used (and they are very easy to back up and restore too).</p> Another point on keyloggers…

Even if you don’t store your Master Password (in memory or on disk), and are prompted for it every time - if a keylogger happens to be running on your computer, all they would get would be the Master Password, which is useless all by itself. The hacker would have to know that you were using PasswordMaker, and to guess at the settings you used.

This is also a very good reason to change the Default settings - which your Custom Accounts will then inherit. Just be sure you know what Settings you used (and they are very easy to back up and restore too).

]]> By: Matt Winckler http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/2005/09/29/passwordmaker/#comment-240 Matt Winckler Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:40:56 +0000 http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/?p=1213#comment-240 <p>Good catch! You're right, and I wasn't paying enough attention. I didn't see the explanation on the bottom of the page. I'll update the post to reflect this info. Thanks!</p> Good catch! You’re right, and I wasn’t paying enough attention. I didn’t see the explanation on the bottom of the page. I’ll update the post to reflect this info. Thanks!

]]> By: quixin http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/2005/09/29/passwordmaker/#comment-239 quixin Mon, 10 Oct 2005 19:36:00 +0000 http://www.pelennorfields.com/matt/?p=1213#comment-239 <p>Actually, the online version of passwordmaker does not transfer any information over the network, it is a java applet that only runs locally on your machine. If you open the page and read the description at the bottom, there is a very good explanation about how this works. http://passwordmaker.org/passwordmaker.html</p> Actually, the online version of passwordmaker does not transfer any information over the network, it is a java applet that only runs locally on your machine. If you open the page and read the description at the bottom, there is a very good explanation about how this works. http://passwordmaker.org/passwordmaker.html

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