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Clipperz – Summary Review GOLD
To open a Clipperz account you do not have to give them
any personal information. Just a username and passphrase
and that’s it.
Information is stored in “cards” which represent one
record of data, for example one card might be “Yahoo”
where you store your name and password and another card
might be “Secret Fish Recipe” where you store the recipe
for your special Fish dish. It’s all very flexible so
you can use the system in whatever way you need to use
it.
All the data you enter is first encrypted locally in
your browser before being sent to Clipperz so they do
not know your passwords or even your master passphrase
in clear text.
The chances of any problems are pretty remote but I
think the difficulty is in the perception and the idea
of having vital information stored on the Internet. This
is likely to put many people off storing information
like Bank and Credit Card details on the system. This is
the reason the program is scored down on Security rather
than any known issues.
The program does have a direct login system so one click
can take you to a webpage and log you in. This does
however take several minutes to set up. After using the
best Desktop Programs such as Roboform and Handy
Password, where saving a new passcard with Direct Login
is a matter of a few clicks, Clipperz seems cumbersome
by comparison.
Although you can store details such as address and
credit Card there is no Fill Forms feature such as in
Roboform or Handy Password so you cannot fill in long
web forms with one click but have to copy and paste.
There is an offline backup system so you do not have to
worry about Clipperz folding. You can also import
passwords from other programs including Roboform.
To register and create an Account with Clipperz click
HERE
Passpack - Summary Review
SILVER
The latest online storage features
let web-based password manager services such as Passpack
tackle what has long been a security no-no: storing all
your user names and passwords online.
In addition to a site log-in,
Passpack employs a "Packing Key" passphrase to encrypt
your stored cache of account data.
Once downloaded and decrypted, that
cache stays only on the computer you're using until you
save it, at which point it's encrypted again and re-sent
to Passpack for storage.
Passpack doesn't ever have access
to the packing key, and you can't decrypt your passwords
without it - so be careful not to lose the key.
You can use Passpack to log you in
automatically to sites, although you might need to train
it on a specific site. Once you give PassPack the
password data to your frequented web sites, you can turn
on its coolest feature, which is an auto-login
bookmarklet for all the sites you've entered into
PassPack. The first obvious concern that comes to mind
with a service like PassPack is security, and they've
gone to lengths to address that issue. Essentially,
PassPack encrypts your data before it's even sent to
their servers, so not even the PassPack staff will ever
read your passwords
The chances of any problems are pretty remote but I
think the difficulty is in the perception and the idea
of having vital information stored on the Internet. This
is likely to put many people off storing information
like Bank and Credit Card details on the system. This is
the reason the program is scored down on Security rather
than any known issues.
Although you can store details such as address and
credit Card there is no Fill Forms feature such as in
Roboform or Handy Password so you cannot fill in long
web forms with one click but have to copy and paste.
The free Passpack service allows
you to store only up to 100 log-ins, but the company is
bringing in a pro package for over 100 saved logins
which will be about $13 pa
To open
an Account with Passpack click
HERE
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