Comments on: MashedLife | Making Life Easier For You http://techflaps.com/2008/08/mashedlife-making-life-easier-for-you/ Waves of Technology Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: polocanada http://techflaps.com/2008/08/mashedlife-making-life-easier-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-94 polocanada Thu, 21 May 2009 11:26:42 +0000 http://techflaps.com/?p=118#comment-94 Both companies support Yubikey. However, Lastpass is locally encrypted and then sent to the server (to correct the last post) vs. mashedlife the password is handled on their server. Both has pluses and minuses. in LP case, it is the "safety" of your "local" machine before submitting encrypted data and reliability of the java script application they rely on in the browser window. (if you try to log on the service with a browser that doesn't have the addon or plugin installed, it will ask you to install it, since it won't run without the add-on). In ML case it is a question of "trust" in their service and security measures to convert and store the data. No passwords are actually processed locally. In LP case I feel better if I am working on a computer I know well and is clean. In ML case it seems more safe to use in internet caffees etc, since nothing is done through local computer. Additional consideration is that some places don't allow you to install add-ons to browser. So ML would be only way to go here. Again, if a peson is paranoid, the best solution is to use a very complex passord, remember it and change it every 2 weeks. If you can take compromises both LP and ML seem to be OK. With notable exception that LP seems to be getting much more traction recently. That could have two effects: 1) better developement and security and 2) more attacks and hackers interested to hack the services. It's like being hungry and having to choose one of two cakes ;-)) Both companies support Yubikey. However, Lastpass is locally encrypted and then sent to the server (to correct the last post) vs. mashedlife the password is handled on their server. Both has pluses and minuses. in LP case, it is the “safety” of your “local” machine before submitting encrypted data and reliability of the java script application they rely on in the browser window. (if you try to log on the service with a browser that doesn’t have the addon or plugin installed, it will ask you to install it, since it won’t run without the add-on). In ML case it is a question of “trust” in their service and security measures to convert and store the data. No passwords are actually processed locally. In LP case I feel better if I am working on a computer I know well and is clean. In ML case it seems more safe to use in internet caffees etc, since nothing is done through local computer. Additional consideration is that some places don’t allow you to install add-ons to browser. So ML would be only way to go here. Again, if a peson is paranoid, the best solution is to use a very complex passord, remember it and change it every 2 weeks. If you can take compromises both LP and ML seem to be OK. With notable exception that LP seems to be getting much more traction recently. That could have two effects: 1) better developement and security and 2) more attacks and hackers interested to hack the services. It’s like being hungry and having to choose one of two cakes ;-) )

]]> By: ipern http://techflaps.com/2008/08/mashedlife-making-life-easier-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-18 ipern Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:09:00 +0000 http://techflaps.com/?p=118#comment-18 Cool idea and have seen a couple new offerings in this space over the last two weeks. Not sure how they (mashedlife) do the password management on the server side and protect end-users' security/privacy. Prefer locally-encrypted and locally stored password solutions like Lastpass (www.lastpass.com) reviewed on lifehacker last week (http://lifehacker.com/5041463/lastpass-saves-and-syncs-passwords-between-all-your-browsers)<br/><br/>The social aspect of the sharing is clever and available via Lastpass too. I think that will be a more useful form of bookmarking going forward. Cool idea from both companies Cool idea and have seen a couple new offerings in this space over the last two weeks. Not sure how they (mashedlife) do the password management on the server side and protect end-users’ security/privacy. Prefer locally-encrypted and locally stored password solutions like Lastpass (www.lastpass.com) reviewed on lifehacker last week (http://lifehacker.com/5041463/lastpass-saves-and-syncs-passwords-between-all-your-browsers)

The social aspect of the sharing is clever and available via Lastpass too. I think that will be a more useful form of bookmarking going forward. Cool idea from both companies

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