Another week of passwords - 01 Feb 2007

  • VNUnet.com - Enterprises wasting millions updating privileged passwords
    The typical enterprise spends more than $500,000 a year simply maintaining and updating privileged passwords. Privileged passwords are the non-personal, shared and administrative passwords that exist in virtually every device or software application in an enterprise.

  • The Economist - Tales from the crypt
    Websites are usually pretty forgiving and will e-mail you a temporary password, which is fine if you still have the same e-mail address. But what if you’ve lost (or never had) that ultimate of passwords—the “Administrator” password for your computer’s own operating system?

  • PassPack Blog - Online vs. Offline Password Managers
    Desktop applications or online services? An overview of the Pros and Cons.

  • Lifehacker - Automatically log in with Firefox keyword bookmarks
    Bypass a username and password authentication web page and automatically log in with a keyword and your password in the Firefox address bar.

  • AlterNet - What happens to your emails when you die?
    If you don’t decide who should gain access to your digital property, a court might for you. Estate planners are advising their clients to include emails and online passwords in their wills.

  • Blogcritics - Where Do You Store Your Online Valuables?
    What to do with the ever burgeoning amount of web addresses, login/usernames, passwords, PINs, codes, and on and on that are necessary to support our modern online life.

  • The Lingerie Gals - Password Protected Panties
    For those gals who can pull of being both geek and chic, the username & password panties from J!NX, in the most comfy boyshort style.

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