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=== Current Capabilities ===  
=== Current Capabilities ===  
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* Enhanced password manager (IE extension - 1-Click SignupShield Suite)
* Enhanced password manager (IE extension - 1-Click SignupShield Suite)
** Automatically fills out forms
** Automatically fills out forms
** Generates unlimited number of encrypted, unique passwords and disposable email addresses
** Generates unlimited number of encrypted, unique passwords and disposable email addresses  
* Login to a website with a touch of a finger; requires a fingerprint reader (FF extension - FingerAuth Password Manager)


=== Additional features ===  
=== Additional features ===  
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=== Screenshots ===
=== Screenshots ===
<b>Magic Password</b>
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[[Image:PasswordMagic.JPG]]
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<b>FingerAuth Password Manager</b>
<b>FingerAuth Password Manager</b>
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[[Image:PasswordFinger.png]]
[[Image:FingerPassword.JPG]]


=== Conclusions ===
=== Conclusions ===
* Users tend to use the same usernames and passwords, or close variations of them, on all websites.  Password Scrambler might be a good feature to promote the good practice of maintaining different passwords
* Users tend to use the same usernames and passwords, or close variations of them, on all websites.  Password Scrambler might be a good feature to promote the good practice of maintaining different passwords

Revision as of 16:44, 8 August 2007

« Comparative Feature Analyses
« Security Notes
« Security Research



Current Capabilities

  • Remember passwords for sites
    • Exceptions
    • Show passwords
  • Use a master password
    • Change master password

Upcoming Capabilities

Features by 3rd parties or other browsers

  • Browser handles password generation; single password (FF extension - Magic Password Generator, IE extension - Password Scrambler)
    • Uniquely scrambles your single password for every site you visit
  • Enhanced password manager (IE extension - 1-Click SignupShield Suite)
    • Automatically fills out forms
    • Generates unlimited number of encrypted, unique passwords and disposable email addresses


Additional features

Screenshots

FingerAuth Password Manager File:PasswordFinger.png

Conclusions

  • Users tend to use the same usernames and passwords, or close variations of them, on all websites. Password Scrambler might be a good feature to promote the good practice of maintaining different passwords