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"This is the way software is suppose to work!"
Pros
I spent a few hours reading and running free trials from Download.com. This program uses Blowfish, 3DES, Rijndael, Tea, Cast128, RC4, Serpent, Twofish at the same time and can generate passwords of 999 characters. The everyday operation is easy to use and easy to pickup. When I exported the entire program and files to one floppy disk, I was sold. That was V-1.0. V-2 is even easier to use, faster to operate and the same great customer service as before. You get personal responses within a day. The programmer has a gift! The software produces no comflicts, have very little overhead, and it's commercial free! This was written by a programmer that understands minimal keystrokes.
Cons
This is really a positive, but you better grasp it: There is no backdoor. If you don't understand, read up. Isn't that what security is all about?
1 reply to this review
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My firewall software blocks all outgoing connections for this kind of program. It's a policy. I will block ANY password manager program from all connections.
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And there is some outgoing activity for all these programs. This is why a password program integrated with a browser is a disaster waiting to happen, IMO. You have to allow a browser outgoing connections and browsers have a lot more exposure to hackers and trojans.
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An outboard program, one not bundled in any way with a browser, is possible to manage with a good firewall like Outpost. The only downside is the need to do manual updates.
