PS5 Update – ScramblePad Authentication

January 24, 2011 2 Comments

Hi All,

In version 5 of Passwordstate, we will be introducing a  second-level authentication called ScramblePad Authentication (see screenshot). Some of the features relating to the ScramblePad Authentication are:ScramblePad Password Authentication

  • It can be enabled by Security Administrators for all users, or individual users can choose to use it for their own account – it’s an optional feature
  • A ScramblePad pin number will be assigned to your account, and you must type in the corresponding letters when you log in
  • The letters displayed are randomly generated every time, which is particularly good to mitigate against key loggers – as what you type in for your pin number will be unique every time

We also intend to introduce an option for forms based authentication in the next release. With forms based authentication there will be no reliance on Active Directory, and users will need to type in their username and password to authenticate.

We hope you like the new feature when its released, and we’d love to hear your feedback regarding it.

Regards
Mark

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PS5 Update – High Availability Option

January 13, 2011 2 Comments

Hi Everyone,

Another feature we will be adding to Passwordstate 5 is an option for a High Availability, which provides a read-only copy of Passwordstate in case the main install is unavailable for whatever reason. Some details are:

  • It will rely on SQL Server’s native data replication for keeping the data in sync
  • The read only passive node will disable all relevant controls to prevent new data being written – see screenshot
  • An option will also be provided which checks the active node is unavailable prior to making the passive node available to users

If there’s anything else you would like to see as part of the High Availability feature, please let us know.

High Availability Password Management

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PS5 Update – Improved Role Based Access and Permissions

January 5, 2011 4 Comments

Hi All,

We’ve been busy during the holiday period making improvements to Role Based Access and Permissions (small screenshot below). Here are a few things you can expect to see in the next release:

•    3 levels of assigning access – View, Modify & Admin
•    These 3 levels can be assigned to an entire Password List, or just specific passwords within a Password List
•    Time-based Access – access to passwords or Password Lists can automatically be removed after a set period of time, or the next time when a password is changed
•    Security Groups – Access to Passwordstate, Password Lists and individual passwords can now be achieved through security groups. These can be either local security groups created within Passwordstate, or synchronized with Active Directory security groups
•    We’ve also added another method by which access is approved, but we’re not revealing that one yet – it’s kind of cool ?

As always, love to hear your feedback.

Password List Permissions

Mark

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