Comments on: Passwords and the iPhone http://securityandthe.net/2009/04/11/passwords-and-the-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=passwords-and-the-iphone News and opinions about security, the internet and more Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:40:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Larry Roth http://securityandthe.net/2009/04/11/passwords-and-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Larry Roth Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:31:51 +0000 http://securityandthe.net/?p=1161#comment-1125 You bring up a great point about one of the biggest short comings of the iPhone. I use 1Password on the Mac to remember all my passwords, and as such I use really long, hard to guess passwords. I used to use KeePassX, but like the browser integration of 1Password. I have personally not used shorter passwords just to make it easier on the iPhone, but I can see the temptation. 1Password for the iPhone offers a "sorta solution", but it is not as smooth as the Desktop version. I would like to see more access to add plugins to the browser, just as you can do on the desktop version of Safari. I don't think I would want password manager syncing. There are some passwords I would prefer only stay on my desktop--even if they are encrypted. You bring up a great point about one of the biggest short comings of the iPhone. I use 1Password on the Mac to remember all my passwords, and as such I use really long, hard to guess passwords. I used to use KeePassX, but like the browser integration of 1Password.

I have personally not used shorter passwords just to make it easier on the iPhone, but I can see the temptation. 1Password for the iPhone offers a “sorta solution”, but it is not as smooth as the Desktop version.

I would like to see more access to add plugins to the browser, just as you can do on the desktop version of Safari. I don’t think I would want password manager syncing. There are some passwords I would prefer only stay on my desktop–even if they are encrypted.

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