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The Campus Geeks – Cisco VPN GroupPwd Decryption

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:00:02 +0000

This is a web interface to decrypt or show encrypted passwords stored in Cisco VPN configuration files
(Link: The Campus Geeks – Cisco VPN GroupPwd Decryption)

Random Key Generator

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:03 +0000

(Link: Random Key Generator)

iPhone-like password fields using jQuery

Brent Sordyl — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:00:10 +0000

So, this method looks to be a pretty good way of typing in passwords, and that is why tried to use it on web forms. It comes as a jQuery plugin which works unobtrusive. Non-JS users get the common masked password fields.
(Link: iPhone-like password fields using jQuery)

Jakob Nielsen – Stop Password Masking

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:04 +0000

When you make it hard for users to enter passwords you create two problems — one of which actually lowers security:
* Users make more errors when they can’t see what they’re typing while filling in a form. They therefore feel less confident. This double degradation of the user experience means that people are more likely to give up and never log in to your site at all, leading to lost business. (Or, in the case of intranets, increased support calls.)
* The more uncertain users feel about typing passwords, the more likely they are to (a) employ overly simple passwords and/or (b) copy-paste passwords from a file on their computer. Both behaviors lead to a true loss of security.
(Link: Jakob Nielsen – Stop Password Masking)