It’s a Question of Trust

It’s a Question of Trust

“It’s a question of trust. It’s a question of not letting what we’ve built up crumble to dust.” – Depeche Mode, A Question of Lust The answer to my groups dilemma struck me as soon as I began to implement the administrative functionality. We really have two fundamentally different groupings at play: people and things.…

Location, Location, Location

Location, Location, Location

I wouldn’t think that cryptography and real-estate tend to overlap often, but they have at least three things in common: location, location, and location. Go into any office and check for notes on the undersides of keyboards, in top desk drawers, or stuck to the sides of monitors, and you’ll find every password you need…

Inclusive vs. Exclusive vs. Monolithic Grouping

Inclusive vs. Exclusive vs. Monolithic Grouping

One of the things I dislike about 1Password’s approach to Password storing and grouping is their monolithic “vault” system. I couldn’t say for sure why they designed it that way (since we’re can’t see their code), but I suspect that either the entire vault is encrypted as a discrete entity, or it’s an intentional simplification…

Building a Secure Team Password Store

Building a Secure Team Password Store

Some time ago, I had a conversation with my old boss, Brian Langston, about how to properly share secure items like passwords and key files within a team of developers. I’ve always kept a KeePass database, but if I have to share a login with a coworker I’m usually forced to resort to either writing…