Password Management

Password Management

There are several forms of software used to help users or organizations better manage passwords:

• Intended for use by a single user:
  • Password manager software is used by individuals to organize and encrypt many personal passwords using a single login. This often involves the use of an encryption key as well. Password managers are also referred to as password wallets.

• Intended for use by a multiple users/groups of users:
  • Password synchronization software is used by organizations to arrange for different passwords, on different systems, to have the same value when they belong to the same person.
  • Self-service password reset software enables users who forgot their password or triggered an intruder lockout to authenticate using another mechanism and resolve their own problem, without calling an IT help desk.
  • Enterprise Single signon software monitors applications launched by a user and automatically populates login IDs and passwords.
  • Web single signon software intercepts user access to web applications and either inserts authentication information into the HTTP(S) stream or redirects the user to a separate page, where the user is authenticated and directed back to the original URL.