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We all use a lot of passwords— for social networking sites, banks, message boards, and just about everything online. We also all forget which password goes with which site.

That’s where Passpack comes in. Passpack users can access their passwords, and any other data, wherever they go, including their favorite internet café. This data can be anything (social security numbers, passport numbers, etc.). With handy 1 Click Login, which require no downloading, signing in to all those web-sites is simple and quick.

And it’s safe and secure!

Passpack uses a US Government approved algorithm to ensure that user data is available to the user—and only the user!—everywhere. The “Pack” in Passpack comes from the bundle of data that is encrypted and sent over the Internet using this algorithm, considered unbreakable.

Here’s how it works: a User ID and a Pass phrase gain access to the account, and then a separate Packing Key to accesses the data. This double protection ensures that even the Passpack staff can’t access the information. Anyone accessing their system would see a jumbled collection of illegible data.

Using Web 2.0 technology, all these passwords are available with just one click. Passpack is the only online password manager that allows a 1 Click Login to websites while you browse. The bookmark link “Passpack it!” fills in the login fields immediately with nothing to download.

Keeping the users’ sensitive information secure is the highest priority. To prevent key-logging hacks from recording the Passes and Packing Keys on public computers, the people at Passpack have created one-time only Disposable Logins. If someone tries to get into an account using recorded information, it won’t work. There are also mechanisms set up to keep everything from nosy neighbors to malicious phishing programs from copying the information inside the accounts.

Passpack is versatile, and thus excellent for all types of users. The Web Enthusiasts no longer have to carry around a USB key with all 100 passwords. Even if users have only 25 passwords to remember, since Passpack is so simple, now they can have unique passwords for each site. Freelancers can now neatly organize all the new accounts each new client requires, and when the job is done, hand the Passpack account over to their client in one neat bundle. Travelers can share important information with their family or friends, so they always know where they are in case of trouble. Small Business owners can organize all their information and let their trusted employees work together on projects. A private backup or an emergency rollback allows the business owners to access any deleted information.

Passpack, based in Rome, Italy, is part of the budding Italian tech industry. It is managed by co-founders Tara Kelly (U.S. citizen) and Francesco Sullo (Italian Citizen). Tara, handling Design & Communication, with ten years design and project management experience, serves as Passpack’s spokesperson. Francesco is the Software Architect, with a physics background and extensive programming and project management experience.

Passpack is an Online Password Manager where users can store all their passwords, and other sensitive information, in a secure environment available to them anywhere with an Internet connection.

Using an unbreakable US Government approved algorithm the data is encrypted before traveling over the Internet and while in the Passpack database. The Passpack staff doesn’t have your Packing Key—they cannot see the data. Anti-phishing systems and Disposable Logins ensure the information is accessible to them, and only them. Passpack users can use convenient 1 Click Login and features to organize all their information.

Passpack is based in Rome, Italy.

Passpack is an online password manager that stores sensitive information in a secure environment protected by a US Government approved algorithm. This information is available to users anywhere with Internet. Passpack provides users convenient 1 Click Login, organizational features, and safety precautions such as double pass phrase protection and anti-phishing mechanisms.

Many people use easy to remember, and thus easy to guess, passwords. Others use one password for everything, from their social networking site to their banking. Then there’s just accumulating so many passwords the only way to keep track of them, without a manager, is to put them in a Word document, cleverly entitled “Passwords.” Or writing all the passwords down and keeping them in your wallet. All of these tactics are very unsafe.

Having easy to guess passwords or the same password for everything means if a hacker gets one site, he’s got your whole life. Keeping them on the word document is no better, as your computer system is not safe from hackers either. And anyone who finds the slip of paper has an all-access pass into your personal life. No, there’s no one out to get you specifically, but with phishing programs that scan the web looking for people with week security systems, you’re fresh meat.

Passpack helps keep track of those passwords, and since you don’t need to remember them each anymore, you’ll be able to have different and strong passwords for each website! And since it’s online, you’ll have access to your passwords no matter where you go.

1 Click Login is a feature that only Passpack offers.

The 1 Click Login button sits in your bookmark folder. Once you’re signed into Passpack, anytime you encounter a site that Passpack needs you to log in, hit the button and Passpack will log in for you, never risking your security. In fact, once you’re in Passpack, you can simply click the “go there” button on any of your entries to take you to the log in page.

Why, you do! Your Packing Key is known only to you and is never sent to Passpack. Thus, your information is only ever decoded in your browser. Even if we wanted to look at you information (which we don’t!) all we would see would be a jumbled mass of data. If you are worried about deletions, Passpack keeps backups of everything and you can keep your own personal back ups.

Passpack will delete an account only if there has been no successful logins for six consecutive months. If you keep logging in, we keep your data available.

Please go to http://help.passpack.com to request a Pass reset. Don’t forget your Packing Key, though. We can’t reset that for you since we never knew it in the first place. We can, however, give you a Packing Key Rollback. This only works if you recently changed your Packing Key and remember the old one, but not the new one. We can set it so that you can enter with your old Packing Key.

This is to be sure that you are a human being and protect you from phishing programs that attempt to steal your Pass and User ID. The Personalized Welcome Message also does this. If you don’t see your Welcome Message, look at the website address, to be sure you are really looking at Passpack. The Welcome Message is keyed into your IP address, so you may not see it if you move around. However, if the website is wrong, that website isn’t Passpack!

Passpack provides scrambled password fields while you are looking at your Pack. These fields can be unscrambled, at your command, however, so you can see your passwords. Also, you can set how long Passpack will wait before it times out due to a lack of activity, so that even if your back is turned or you are called away briefly, you won’t have to worry about your privacy.

Passpack doesn’t know who you are. And it doesn’t want to. When you sign up, you will not be asked for any personal information, and even the e-mail address is optional. The e-mail is, however, very useful in case you need emergency support. If you don’t put it in, we can’t help you. So, if you are worried about your anonymity, you can create an anonymous, free e-mail just for this purpose.

The 1 Click Login feature requires you to be logged in to your Passpack account. Generally, your Passpack account will lock up if unattended, but since 1 Click Login required your account to be open, the lock up will not happen.

For times when you might not be online, there is an Offline Version available. The Offline Version can be downloaded here. You’ll still need your Passpack account, however.

Sarah Palin Learns About Password Security the Hard Way

September 17, 2008— News reports that vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s personal email was hacked and posted on the Internet brings national attention to the growing problem of online security. The group who invaded Palin’s Yahoo account likely gained access through an attack on Yahoo’s password recovery system. It’s estimated more than 21 million passwords are stolen every year. For those who aren’t celebrities, cyber snooping is likely to be done by somebody you know; 47% of all identity theft is perpetrated by friends, neighbors, fellow employees, family members or significant others.

How Are Passwords Hacked?
1.) Brute Force: hacking software available to anyone online, these services attempt to guess your password over until they break in.
2.) Challenge/Response: to recover a password, you’re asked questions you answered when you set up your account, usually easily attained information.
3.) Social Engineering: such as “phishing”, the user is tricked into divulging his password through an email or phone call.

“Even the most secure website is only as strong as the password you create; your best defense is to create unique, complicated passwords and to utilize a password manager,” says Tara Kelly, Co-Founder of Passpack, a free online password manager. “A brute force attack can guess a weak password within minutes,” she said.

Passpack offer these tips for password security:
1.) Use as many characters as a site allows: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols, sentences. Don’t use personal information: names, telephone numbers, addresses, favorite movies, etc. If you can’t choose a long or complex password, change it often.
2.) Use a password manager like Passpack to create and store super-strong passwords. Be aware that some “password recovery” sites are phishing schemes, so only use sites recommended by authorities like cNet and PC Magazine.
3.) Use trusted online software, it’s more resistant to brute force attacks than software on your hard drive.
4.) Give false answers no one else can figure out to online security questions to avoid challenge/response attacks.
5.) Never write down your passwords anyplace someone could have access: post-its, computer files, cell phones, laptops.
6.) Never respond to an email or phone call asking for your passwords or personal information.
7.) Avoid these common passwords:
a. 123456
b. qwerty
c. abc123
d. letmein
e. monkey
f. myspace1
g. password1
h. link182
i. (your first name)

Passpack stores your passwords in an online vault only the user has access to through a strong password phrase: the packing key. No need to remember individual passwords, just your packing key- so use stronger, unique passwords for each online account. Passpack gives you a password generator, and resists all three types of password attacks. Passpack is a free service, accessible from any online connection. Learn more at www.Passpack.com.

About Passpack
Rome, Italy based Passpack was founded in December 2006 by Francesco Sullo and Tara Kelly. More can be at http://media.passpack.com.

User Features:

• Anti-Phishing Welcome Message
  Customized, IP filtered, Welcome Message.
  No other online password manager has this.
• 1 Click Auto-login
  Click to login as you browse. No plugin needed.
  New Turn it on automatically!
• Rapid Sign In with “remember me”
  Enter just one key to access them all.
  No other online password manager has this.
• Import, Export, Backup and Restore
  Move your data wherever you’d like.
• Save up to 100 Entries (yup, for free)
  Paid upgrades will be available in the future.
  Special! pre-upgrade and pay nothing for months
• Optional Offline Version
  No internet connection? Access your stuff anyway.
• Pack, Lock and Auto-save When Inactive
  Decide when Passpack locks and saves.
• Tags, Search and Alphabetical Order Paging
  Find your stuff fast, whichever way you prefer.
• Favorites
  New Get to your most used entries faster.
• Undo
  New Make a mistake? No worries - just undo.
• Easy Entry Window
  Just one click and fill out the form.
• Password Generator
  Quickly generate a unique password.
• Hidden Password Field
  Safely hide passwords from prying eyes.
• Password Quality Tester
  Know how strong your passwords are.
• Inline Help & Email Support
  Read articles, or email support for more help.

Security Features:

• US Gov’t Approved, AES-256 encryption
  No Packing Key? Not even Passpack can break in.
  New Choose your encryption levels.
• Host-Proof Hosting over HTTPS
  Complete privacy, even with auto-login.
• Automatic Updates
  Quick and painless and free for everyone.
• Two step login
  Sign in without exposing your data.
• Non-Permanent Account Info
  All login information can be changed, always.
• Strong Pass-phrases
  Uses UTF8 pass-phrases, built in quality meter.
• Anti-phishing Welcome Message
  Be sure your connected to the real Passpack.
• Disposable Logins
  One Time Passwords for public computers.

Thank You for Reviewing Passpack!

We built our Online Password Manager to make people’s lives easier and more secure. If you’ve never used a password manager before, your online behavior will forever be changed after trying Passpack. If you have used a password manager, we hope you agree that PassPack offers the best package of features and benefits. Enjoy the adventure.

If you need any further information, or would like to schedule an interview with Passpack staff, please email us at press@passpack.com, or use this form if you prefer.

How to Sign Up

You will have to sign up for an account and create a User ID, Pass, and Packing Key before you can explore the features. The ID and Pass access the pack of data in your account. The Packing Key decodes the pack in your browser so that an uncoded pack is never sent over the Internet or in our database.

The accounts are free and allow each user space to store up to 100 passwords. With Version 1.0, there will be paid accounts with more storage space and more applications. You can upgrade to that version for free now and start paying once the commercial package is released, or downgrade at that time without paying. More information is here. The free account type will always be available, and free account users will never be asked to start paying.

Please do not save any financial information or information that gives access to financial data with us. We also do not want you to save any information that if lost or exposed would lead to personal or public catastrophe, and please use our screen shots of PassPack instead of making your own

Tips to Turbo-Charge Your Experience

· Passpack’s 1 Click Login feature is simple to activate, taking only moments, just log in to your Passpack Pack and to keep the Passpack page open.

· On the Startup Options page under Settings on your homepage, you can set it so 1 Click Login starts up immediately upon login. Other ways to personalize your experience are also available.

· To make signing in faster, use the Remember Me feature.

· Don’t forget to try out the tags system and other forms of organizing your data!

Comments? Suggestions?

We welcome any communication and answer EVERY e-mail. We are at your disposal. Just e-mail: press@Passpack.com

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