Portable RoboForm: The Convenience of Password Management Anywhere You Go Data Storage Joseph Moran
Data Storage
All of the separate data fragments like Passcards, identity profiles, and SafeNotes that are stored by Portable RoboForm are contained in individual files that reside in a folder on the USB drive called My Pass2Go Data. (You can also create subfolders to better organize your data.) Each individual data file takes up only about 1 KB, so even an identity with lots of information stored will easily fit on relatively small Flash drives. It's also worth mentioning that Pass2Go has the ability to print out hardcopy lists of all identities, passcards, and safenotes for safekeeping.
One minor complaint is that the data files use descriptive file names that aren't encrypted. This would make it easy for an unauthorized person in possession of a Pass2Go drive to determine the nature of the data it contained. And while such a person wouldn't necessarily have the inclination or ability to try and breach the encrypted data, the mere knowledge that the drive contained a bank account or ATM PIN number could provide added motivation for hacking attempts.
Also, Pass2Go stores its data folder alongside the program folder, program executable, and an Autorun file, all in the root of the USB drive. This means that if you periodically do housekeeping on your drive to free up space, you have to watch out for (read: avoid accidentally deleting) four separate elements. It would have been preferable if all of the utility's information were stored hierarchically in a single folder.
You can download a free 30-day trial version of Pass2Go at http://www.roboform.com/removeable.html. After 30 days, the utility is still usable but is limited to only 10 passcards and 2 identities.
Until now, users that did most of their web surfing from a variety of computers didn't have access to the convenience features like automated login and the other capabilities that single-system users can enjoy. Now, Portable RoboForm does a good job taking those capabilities and making them mobile. Once you're acclimated to the utility's odd interface, you'll likely find it to be a significant time saver.
Pros: Provides portable access to automatic site login and web form data across multiple computers, integrates with USB drives and other removable media for efficient portability, works with IE (and IE variants such as Avant Browser and Maxthon), inexpensive
Cons: Sparse documentation and quirky interface, doesn't support Opera at this time and integration with Netscape 6+/Mozilla is only available in the standard (non-portable) release (and also requires downloading an additional, but free, adapter)
