Intuitive Password

Password managers vary quite a bit in the way they store your login credentials. Some keep all data on the local PC, or even keep the program and data on a removable drive. Others maintain a local store with an option to sync between devices. Still others keep all data in an encrypted cloud database. The free Intuitive Password definitely belongs to this last group, as it's entirely browser-based. It's an unusual product, and it has some rough edges.

Intuitive Password works under Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, Chrome, and iOS. It runs in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Internet Explorer 9 or later. Those using IE 6, 7, or 8 need to install Google's Chrome Frame for compatibility.

Simple Sign-up
Getting started with Intuitive Password is just a matter of signing up for a free account. As always, you'll need to create one strong yet memorable password to protect all your other password. You'll also write your own security question and answer?this is important, as you'll need to supply the answer each time you log on from a new location. Make sure the answer isn't something anybody could find out about you; choose a question that only you will know how to answer.

Your free account lets you store 100 passwords, associate three tags with each password, share the account among three users, and append notes up to 255 characters long. The company plans five premium tiers of service with prices ranging from AUD $2 to AUD $50 per month (roughly $1.80 to $44.95), but these aren't in place yet. The Enterprise tier, the AUD $50 one, would get you 20,000 passwords with 200 tags each, 2,000 shared users, and notes up to 8,000 characters.

For additional security, the company plans SMS-based two-factor authentication. However, since it costs them money to send each verification text, this feature will be limited to the paid editions.

Multiple Display Modes
When I first logged in to Intuitive Password, it complained that my screen size was too small and offered to launch in Tablet Mode. I found that odd, given that I use a 1920x1080 monitor. It turns out that message actually meant the browser window was too small. To see the entire display in Widescreen Mode, I had to make the browser about 1400 pixels wide.

If you have a smaller monitor, fear not. You can run the program in Tablet Mode or even in Mobile Mode. These modes gain screen real estate by folding various features into tabs rather than trying to display everything at once. Naturally the correct mode is selected automatically if you're actually running on a tablet or mobile device.

No Automation
LastPass 2.0, Dashlane 2.0, RoboForm Desktop 7 and the majority of other password managers I've reviewed automate the password management process. They automatically capture your credentials as you log in to a secure site, and automatically play back those credentials when you return. Most of them also offer a menu or list of stored logins, so a single click can navigate to a site and log in.

Intuitive Password is among the minority, the password managers that don't offer automation. This feature is on the horizon, according to my contact at the company. "We don't want to just repeat a similar functionality that already exists in the market," he said. "Instead we are doing some technical research on how to capture passwords from a browser without any plugin or extension." That sounds amazing, but also a bit alarming. So, one tab in my browser can capture passwords from another tab, or another browser window? I hope they promise to only use their powers for good.

Next to every password field is a button you can click to generate a secure password. You can set the desired length and choose to include uppercase letters, lowercase letters, digits, or punctuation. The password generator rates your generated password's strength; you can also just type your own passwird in its display field and get a rating.

Like Intuitive Password, my1login is entirely Web based, and doesn't capture passwords. However, by means of a Javascript bookmarklet it can automate password replay. KeePass doesn't install a browser plug-in and hence can't capture passwords, but it manages password replay by simulating keystrokes. mSecure Password Manager doesn't capture or replay passwords; it's more of a static password database.

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