CFA/Security-Research/Passwords

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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
• Login to a website with a touch of a finger; requires a fingerprint reader (FF extension - FingerAuth Password Manager)

Additional features

Screenshots

Password Scrambler


Magic Password


FingerAuth Password Manager

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