[thelist] password management application
Mark Groen
evolt at markgroen.com
Sat May 26 10:21:38 CDT 2007
> > From: John DeStefano <john.destefano at gmail.com>
> > Date: May 24, 2007 1:29 PM
> > Subject: password management application
> > To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> >
> >
> > I have an interesting request to determine the feasibility of a data
> > "management" application that would provide an interface for password
> > management and encryption. I wonder if something similar already
> > exists, or if you have any thoughts on how this could be done.
At first blush, thought you might be looking for something like a single sign
on app such as Sxip http://www.sxip.com/
> > The application would:
> > - present an interface for password entry and retrieval
> > - allow users to enter a password
> > - encrypt that password using multiple GPG/PGP public keys
So far it sounds like a normal database using encryption instead of just an
md5 hash. Not exactly sure what you mean by multiple keys.
> > - allow users to retrieve encrypted passwords (and decrypt them using
> > their GPG/PGP key)
> > - inform the "owner" of a password that has been retrieved by someone
> > (so they have the option of changing it)
Getting kind of lost now, why would password be able to be retrieved by
someone else other than the owner?
> > Optimally, the app would automate the decryption for the user, but
> > that is not a "requirement".
> >
> > Any thoughts on how to go about this?
Just a reminder that the list is fairly vacant on weekends...almost sounds
like when I run the command system-config-authentication and the appy that
runs locally, must be something similar for Windows too - but you're talking
about a web https thing though yes?
Off to the weekend races myself, sorry can't help more...
--
cheers,
mark
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