----- Original Message -----
From: "Radovan Biciste" <rbiciste_at_mac.com>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] need password generator for MP 120 with OS 2.0
>
> Sorry, I was not clear. As I am software engineer, I need to generate
> passwords for application, database and operating system users. Also I
> am registered on a bunch of websites as developer etc. Nearly every
> second day I find myself in need to make up a password. Will be nice to
> have small program which will generate it for me. Also I found nice free
> software for storing passwords called GeekSafe (
> http://newtopia.com/cgi-bin/newton_index.cgi). Source codes are
> available. I can imagine another feature of a software to generate
> password. There is a few Perl scripts around which should be easy to
> rewrite to NewtonScript.
> Thanks for any thoughts,
> Radek
Are you sure you are using the word "generator" correct? A password generator _makes_
passwords!
Normaly password generators are used when you are making new user accounts for an
Operating System or for specific Server access. For example, user "A" gets a new account
to a machine, a password will be created automatically, which contains the users first and
last name. So he can directly access the machine and change the automatically generated
password, because it is known to any other user who knows user A's name). There is no need
of an interaction between the user and the administrator. But it does only make sense to
use this generator within the used software, for example the account manager software or
the Server itself.
You are refering to GeekSafe, this is more a password _store_ than a password generator.
You can enter different passwords or accounts and "protect" them with only one password (a
number). So you have to remember only this number to get access to your passwords and
accounts.
Markus
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