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1Passwd - password/form manager lets Firefox use the Keychain
*Oh snap!* Agile Web Solutions has created a password and form manager extension for both Safari and Firefox that fixes one of my biggest gripes about Mozilla's flagship browser: it can store website passwords in Mac OS X's Keychain Access application. For those who haven't stumbled upon the wonders of the Keychain: it's a system-wide secure password manager that most other Mac OS X apps can use to store logins for things like websites and FTP access. 1Passwd is an extension that, amongst other features, lets Firefox join the Keychain party party so you can have one secure, centralized area for managing (and backing up) your logins. This also means that if you have a .Mac account, any passwords you enter into Firefox will sync between your Macs. But 1Passwd doesn't stop at handle just your login information. Check out the full feature list to see everything else it can do for both Safari and Firefox.If beer could be sent virtually through PayPal, I'd send Agile Web Solutions a twelve pack; this brings Firefox one step closer to being a true Mac OS X browser. 1Passwd is currently in a third beta release, and those who opt to test the beta and offer their email addresses will receive a discount off its (somewhat steep) $29.95 price.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kajoob said 9:05PM on 6-06-2006
$30 for what I can do for free in Safari?!!? Good luck with all that.
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John Henry Brown said 9:32PM on 6-06-2006
"this brings Firefox one step closer to being a true Mac OS X browser"
Colorsync (ICC Profile) support would be another huge step.
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Adam said 7:12AM on 6-07-2006
Charging for an extention to FireFox? Naa... you don't quite understand the thinking here do you?
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Matt Stocum said 7:16AM on 6-07-2006
I'd just like to point out that most of those features are provided by Keychain and .Mac, not by 1Passwd. Seems like a cool program, but not $30 cool.
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Todd said 9:25AM on 6-07-2006
QuickSilver has an amazing Keychain plug-in that would seem to be similar, only free and system-wide. With it installed, you type your OSX login shortname, tab, and then type the website/app/whatever it is associated with the password you need. It copies it to the clipboard, ready to paste. It's brilliant. With QS's triggers, you can even assign common passwords to keystrokes (if you're so inclined, just maybe not the most secure thing to do). I just wished the plug-in worked in reverse, too, so I could add passwords to the Keychain easily.
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David Teare said 12:50PM on 6-09-2006
I just wanted to add that 1Passwd is directly integrated into Firefox *AND* Safari. This is a critical distinction from all the other password managers and autofill programs. Your passwords, form data, and identity information are all shared across both browsers.
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