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What is a business password manager?

What is a business password manager?

The Business Password Manager plans give each staff member a private vault to manage their passwords, and the ability to share encrypted folders across users or teams.

Are password managers more secure?

Even though it’s not surprising to hear the question “are password managers safe to use?”, the vast majority of cyber-security specialists agree that password managers are indeed the most secure way to protect your passwords.

What do business password managers look for?

II. What to Look for When Picking a Password Manager

  • Your first consideration should be security.
  • Look for strong encryption and up-to-date security measures.
  • Make sure it’s compatible with all the hardware and software you use.
  • It should be easy to use and offer additional features.
  • The final consideration is price.
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Who owns the passwords of all users in plain text?

In this case, the attacker directly owns the passwords of all users in plain text. Even Billy who has a strong password is not protected. Storing passwords in plain text is NOT a secure solution. No one, including website / database administrators, should have access to the plain text password of the user.

How are passwords stored in databases?

In some cases, passwords are stored in a database after being encrypted by a reversible algorithm (rot13, mask encryption…). As the algorithm is reversible, it does not comply with the rules of the CNIL (French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty).

What are the most used passwords in the world?

In our case, all passwords (except Billy’s) are very frequently used passwords and are among the most used passwords (for example in the 10-million-password-list-top-1000.txt) It is also interesting to note that since hashs do not have a notion of randomness, toto and tata share the same hash, as they have the same password.

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Where do you store your passwords?

For passwords related to my work, I store them in a plain unencrypted passwords.txt file in my user storage area on the main company file server. Normally, other people in the company can’t read files in my user storage area, so there is little risk of exposure.