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Password Agent Lite http://www.moonsoftware.com/
Cost: Free
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Password Agent Lite is a password manager. It allows you to securely store all your
passwords, user IDs and account information in one place. Space is also provided
to add notes and Web site links for each entry. Having all your passwords stored
in one place allows you to use more complicated, harder to crack passwords for
each account. You only have to enter one well chosen master password to gain access
to all of your passwords and account information. When you are not using Password
Agent Lite your passwords are locked and protected with high quality encryption.
Take a minute to review the basics of creating a good password.
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Download and install Password Agent
Lite. Open/run Password Agent Lite then:
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Click "Create a new file" (located in the center of the program window). Password
Agent Lite will create a single file it will use to store all of your records.
Each file Password Agent Lite creates can store 25 records. Each record will allow
you to store a password, username, notes specific to the entry, a Web site link,
a title you create to identify the record and more.
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Type a name for the file (your first name will work) that will hold your passwords,
etc. and choose a place to store it. Password Agent Lite automatically chooses to
store the file in your "My Documents" folder. You could also store the file on
a USB thumb/flash or other portable drive. This would allow you to bring your
passwords with you. Password Agent Lite can be installed on and run from a portable
drive. I discuss installation on a portable drive later in this tutorial.
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Choose a master password. You will need to enter this password to gain access to
the list of account entries (records) that hold your individual passwords, usernames,
notes. Using Password Agent Lite you only need to remember one password instead
of individual passwords for each account or service you use. You can change the
master password (click "File" then "Change Master Password..."), but you will
need to know the current password to do so.
Adding New Account Entries
Let's begin adding new usernames, passwords, etc. to Password Agent
Lite. To create a new account entry/record:
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Click on the yellow note with the green plus sign (circled below in red).
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The "Account Properties" page will open (see image below). Type a title for this
record and a username/ID. A unique password is automatically created for you. You
can also add a note and a link to the Web site or resource. Clicking the "Browse
link" or "Test link" button (circled in red below) will automatically open your
Internet browser and take you directly to the Web site or resource.
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On the image above, look to the right of the "Password:" field/box. Clicking
on the magic wand image opens the "Password Generator" (see image below).
The password generator will create random, unique passwords. You can manipulate
various aspects of the password that is created. You can alter the length, what
characters and numbers to include for each password created. Click the "Options"
button then select "Save all settings as defaults for new passwords" and your
choices become the default the next time you create a new record/account or use
the "Password Generator". Click the "Generate" button to create a new password
then the "OK" button to save it. Once a password is created you can "copy" and then
"paste" the password into any password protected resource. What do I mean by "copy"
and then "paste"? Here are some
examples
to help you understand and use these basic, but useful concepts.
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