Chapter1.Overview
ThischapterprovidesanoverviewofPasswordManager4.PasswordManagerenablesyoutomanage
easy-to-forgetaccountinformationforaccessingandmanagingapplicationsandWebsites,suchasuser
IDs,passwords,andotherpersonalinformation.PasswordManagerprotectsyourpersonalinformationso
thattheaccesstoyourapplicationsandWebsitesremainsecure.PasswordManageralsosavesyoutime
andeffortbecauseyouonlyhavetoremembertheWindowspasswordorprovideyourngerprint.
PasswordManagerenablesyoutoperformthefollowing:
•EncryptallstoredinformationthroughtheWindowsCAPI
PasswordManagerautomaticallyencryptsallofyourinformationthroughWindowsComputerAssisted
PersonalInterviewing(CAPI).Yoursensitivepasswordinformationissecuredby256-bitkeyAdvanced
EncryptionStandard(AES)withMicrosoft
®
CryptoAPI.
•AutolluserIDsandpasswords
PasswordManagerautomatesyourloginprocesswhenyouaccessanapplicationoraWebsite.Ifyour
logoninformationhasbeenstoredintoPasswordManager,PasswordManagercanautomaticallyllin
therequiredeldsandenableyoutologintotheWebsiteorapplication.
•EditentriesusingthePasswordManagerinterface
PasswordManagerenablesyoutoedityouraccountentriesandsetupalloptionalfeaturesinone
easy-to-useinterface.Thisinterfacemakesmanagingyourpasswordsandpersonalinformationquick
andeasy.Atthesametime,mostentry-relatedchangescanbedetectedautomaticallybyPassword
Manager,whichenablestheusertoupdatetheirentrieswithlesswork.
•Saveyourinformationwithoutanyextrasteps
PasswordManagercanautomaticallydetectwhensensitiveinformationisbeingsenttoaWebsiteoran
application.Whenthedetectionismade,PasswordManagerpromptstheusertosavetheinformation,
thussimplifyingtheprocessofstoringsensitiveinformation.
•Saveanyinformationintoasecurenote
WithPasswordManager,youcansaveanytextualdatainsecurenotes.Thesecurenotescanbe
protectedwiththesamelevelofsecurityasanyoftheotherWebsiteorapplicationentries.
•Exportandimportlogoninformation
PasswordManagerenablesyoutoexportyoursensitivepersonalinformationsothatyoucansecurely
carryitfromonecomputertoanother.WhenyouexportyourlogoninformationfromPasswordManager,
apassword-protectedexportlethatcanbestoredonremovablemediaiscreated.Y oucanusethis
exportletoaccessyourpersonalinformationanywhereyougo,ortoimportyourentriesintoanother
computerwithPasswordManager.
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