For companies and individuals trying
to get a handle on password management, the good news is that there are
products that can help implement stronger password policies for end users
logging into corporate and personal Web-based services, as well as for
employees who share a local server login.
The goal here is to make the
password process more secure, and also to let users login to particular
resources without having to remember all of their individual passwords.
We looked at 5 products, ranging
from consumer-oriented to enterprise-only. They include: LastPass Enterprise, Lieberman Enterprise
Random Password Manager, 1Password, RoboForm Enterprise, and TrendMicro
DirectPass.
The products use a master password
vault to store all their information in encrypted form. And all but TrendMicro
have a way to generate a complex password and insert it into the login process
so users don't have to try to come up with something on their own. This makes
life easier for end users and also eliminates the security problems associated
with users picking one password for all their logins.
In this review, each product has the ability to synchronize passwords across a
different collection of clients and servers. For Lieberman, this means
synchronizing the logins to internal servers across multiple users who want to
share the same password. For the other products, it means having the same user
with multiple devices keep track of passwords for Web services.
Below are the products:
1.LastPass Enterprise offers
excellent price/performance and boasts strong management features. LastPass
also has the widestn
desktop and mobile platform support of any of the products we tested.
2. Lieberman has the best features
for local server password management, and the Lieberman tool was the only one
in our testsn that worked flawlessly.
3.1Password is a consumer-focused
product that allows you to store more than just passwords in your vault.
4.RoboForm has a nice balance of enterprise
features and strong bulk password management, but we had some support issues.
5. TrendMicro's software is the
least developed, although the next version is expected to fix many
deficiencies.n
