If I accidentally lose the USB key, it’s useless to anyone who doesn’t know my master password. No information is stored in cookies or anywhere else on that computer. Also, if you use RoboForm2Go on another computer, as soon as you pull the key out all the user IDs and passwords are erased. I work on two computers at home, and sometimes if I’m travelling and don’t want to take my computer but have access to accounts I can just take my USB key. What I love about RoboForm is I can take my user IDs and passwords to any computer. The danger of this move is it won’t “remember your login information” on another computer, and if someone steals your computer all those accounts are now compromised and long forgotten.
#Roboform 2 go password#
This saves your ID and password information in cookies. Some of you who don’t use a password memorization program are probably clicking the option “remember my login information” for each individual site. It goes to the site, fills out your user ID and password, and you’re logged in. Next time you want to go to a site that RoboForm2Go memorized, you simply go to the RoboForm drop down menu which appears as a toolbar in your browser, and select the site as if you were selecting one of your bookmarks or favorites. RoboForm memorizes all the others for you. That means you only need to reemember one password. Only you can reveal it and all the other sites/IDs/passwords with one giant master password you use to access RoboForm. It’s a one time process and the information is encrypted. You confirm and it saves the site’s login page and along with your user ID and password. The resultant pop up window asks you if you’d like to save the username and password to RoboForm. The program then runs in the background and pops up whenever you go to a site and fill out a username and ID.
#Roboform 2 go windows#
You stick the drive into any Windows based computer and it launches automatically (or manually if you specify). RoboForm2Go is a password memorization program that can be installed on any USB drive. I love Roboform2Go and I actually use it. Password memorization wherever you go with RoboForm2Go
Years ago I discovered RoboForm2Go (at the time it was called Pass2Go) and my experience with user IDs and passwords has become completely painless and it’s saved me an enormous amount of time. After a bunch of tries I get it, or there are cases I don’t know if I ever signed up for this service and then I have to click the “forgot password” link where the site sends me my password or a new “reset” password and I have to generate a whole new password all over again. The real annoyance comes when I come back to the site and have to remember which combination of username and password I used. To increase the memorization complexity, sometimes the standard username I like to use isn’t available and then I have to use my second or third choice. Prior to getting a password memorization program I would often hesitate before signing up for another service because I’d think, “Uggh, not another password to remember.” I’d eventually cave in and end up using the same weak password I use for non critical sites (critical being anything where there’s money being transferred or tons of personal information and data). A royal pain the butt that will become more of a nuisance than just memorizing passwords. If you use different computers and different browsers, you need to sync up or use only one computer and browser. The problem with those solutions is they’re computer and browser specific. In fact, IE has password memorization built in and you can get plugins for Firefox that will memorize and generate strong passwords for you. Password memorization programs are not new. I could use one password for all of them, or get a password memorization program. I’ve got hundreds of accounts on various sites all over the Internet. The bane of having hundreds of user IDs and passwords
#Roboform 2 go series#
So I thought I’d launch a series where I spotlight products that I actually use all the time and explain why they’re so great, and why it’s made my life so much simpler. I decided I would start a series entitled “Products I love and actually use.” While I do reports on tons of different technology, I only use on a regular basis a small fraction of those technologies.
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