PASSPACK - FULL REVIEW

 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

FULL DETAILS FROM PASSPACK

Find Stuff Fast

You can page through your Alphabetical Order List using the next and back buttons, or you can jump straight to the entry by doing a Quick Search.

Passpack doesn't use predefined categories, but rather let's you Tag your entries with labels you find useful. Add as many as you'd like, there's no limit.

Click on a tag either in your list or in the tag cloud, and Passpack will show you all the related entries.

No phishing, No Spying Eyes

Use the Anti-Phishing Welcome Message to help you protect yourself against phishing.

The Auto-lock option will lock up your pack, even when you forget it and leave it unattended. Also, the Scrambled Password Field lets you copy the password, without exposing it to spying eyes.

Secure Traveling

Passpack let's you set up Disposable Logins for use when travelling. These One Time Password/Packing Key combinations should be used when accessing your account on public computers.

Encryption and Evolution

Passpack uses US Government approved AES encryption over a secure HTTPS connection. The same architecture which enables Double Access Data Retrieval also allows for Automatic Updates which are quick and

Easy Entries

The entry window is built for simplicity, and flexibility. You can type in a title, user, password, links and notes for each item - or leave some of those fields blank, only fill in what you need.

You can also use the Password Generator to quickly make, and fill, in the password.

The Go Button makes clicking through to the website faster, and lets you take advantage of the auto-login.

It's YOUR Data

Import and Export to easily move between password managers - no vendor lock-in.

Backup and Restore lets you make and restore encrypted copies of your Passpack entries. You can even choose a different Packing Key for your backup for a little extra umpf.

Strong, Non-Permanent Login

If you can type it, you can use it in your Pass, Packing Key or User ID (and change it anytime you want). The built-in password quality tester will let you know how strong it really is.

Data Packing

Your data is encrypted on-the-fly before leaving your browser - that's the process we call Data Packing.

We use the AES algorithm, US government approved for classified information, to make sure that only you with your secret Packing Key can decrypt it.

Your Packing Key never gets sent or saved to the server, so not even Passpack staff knows it. As far as the world outside your browser is concerned, your Packing Key is a complete mystery. Without it, your data can't be read.

Disposable Logins (OTP)

A Disposable Login is a one time Pass and Packing Key combination: you use it once, then it's thrown it away.

Disposable Logins come in handy when travelling and you need to use a public computer.

With Disposable Logins, you can outsmart keyloggers. Even if your disposable Pass and Packing Key were to get "captured", it doesn't matter: they won't work again.

Backup & Offline Version

Passpack lets you save a personal, encrypted backup of all your entries. Don't trust the internet? Download the Offline Version to manage a local copy of your data.

Power Outages & Monitoring

Passpack resides in a disaster-proof data centre with an un-interruptible power supply (in an extended power outage, if even batteries fail, a natural gas generator will take over). The data centre is monitored both on-site and off-site, 24 hours a day. Data is backed up daily

Anti-Phishing Welcome Message

A custom greeting, IP recognition and hand-eye training combine in a new technique that combats phishing.

Your custom welcome message is shown to you after every log in, but before inserting your Packing Key. So if you accidentally sign into a fraudulent site, you'll immediately notice that the welcome message is missing.

Thanks to the IP recognition, even if the phisher then attempts to log in to the real Passpack to glean your welcome message, he'll see nothing. Read more here.

Strong Pass Phrases

Passpack not only lets you use strong pass phrases, it measures your Pass and Packing Key while you type.

You can measure ALL your passwords this way - see which ones need changing!

Then use the built-in password generator to quickly make unique passwords for all of your logins. And why not? you don't have to remember them, Passpack does.

HTTPS Secure Connection

Only packed data is ever sent over the internet, and it is always sent over an SSL Secure Connection. Always connect to https://www.passpack.com.

Non-permanent Account Info

Your Password, Packing Key and even your User ID can all be updated anytime you want, and as many times you want. In fact, we urge you to do this from time to time. Just PLEASE always remember to make note of the new account information and store it in a safe place.

Summing it all up

With AES encryption (the same as used by the US Government) and an SSL Secure Connection, your data travels safely over the internet. But let's suppose a hypothetical "bad-guy" gets into our servers, all he'd find would be a bunch of illegible data (not even Passpack can read your data). If he's determined to crack this data, he'd have to crack the Packing Key of every single User, one-by-one, in order to reverse the packing process. To date, this type of brute force attack on AES is considered impossible. That makes Passpack an unattractive target.

To open an Account with Passpack click HERE