http://www.gfi.com/blog/mind-password-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mind-password-2 Brought to you by GFI Software Fri, 09 Aug 2013 12:13:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.gfi.com/blog/mind-password-2/comment-page-1/#comment-302 David Kelleher Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:12:15 +0000 http://www.gfi.com/blog/?p=1472#comment-302 Hi John. Interesting idea. My only concern would be users’ ability to lose the USB stick. The solution would have to be such that even in the event that the drive is lost, it is useless to the person finding it. I believe that so long as there is a human at the end of the process there are always going to be security issues. In your scenario, though, the risks would be much lower.

]]> http://www.gfi.com/blog/mind-password-2/comment-page-1/#comment-299 John Mello Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:50:10 +0000 http://www.gfi.com/blog/?p=1472#comment-299 The fact of the matter is that to most users secure passwords are just too inconvenient to deal with. Moreover, the sheer volume of passwords imposed on users mitigates against them creating unique and secure passwords constantly. What’s needed is some kind of USB solution that will generate secure passwords with minimal user interaction. The solution should include some kind of “cloud” component so that the contents of the USB device is backed up whenever the data on it changes so if it’s lost or corrupted, it can be restored with a minimum of pain. Only be removing the demand on users to memorize and create secure passwords will the use of secure passwords actually occur.

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