RoboForm 7.7.7

RoboForm Editor's Review

RoboForm is an application designed to help you manage online identities, passwords and generally speaking, automatically fill all online forms that require personal data, logins and passwords. 

All your personal data, passwords, logins, etc., will be securely stored and you won't have to worry about remembering dozens of user names and passwords. All data is stored in secure 'passcards' protected by encrypted passwords (encryption algorithms: DES, 2DES, AES, Blowfish, RC6). You have the option of creating strong passwords using the password generator, in case you feel uninspired. 

The program stores your form completion data divided into three sections: the 'Logins' section stores your user names and passwords, the 'Identities' section will store personal data such as name, phone numbers, business information, banking information, addresses, etc. You can store small protected text in the 'Safenotes' section: this is very helpful when you need to add comments to different passcards. 

You can use this program with any browser. I tested the program using Internet Explorer, Opera and Firefox browsers and it worked like a charm. Another data protection feature is the option to create/and restore backups of your files. 

The interface is nice and ergonomic. You can set the program to show a toolbar on the bottom side of the browser or you can access it from the Windows tray. 

Pluses: A feature that I personally liked a lot was the thing that you can set the program to log off after a certain period of idle time; this is an extra security measure which prevents disclosure of data due to the fact that you forgot to close it. If you request any data after logoff, you will need to re-renter the master password. RoboForm files can be automatically sent by email as attachments, as the program will automatically detect the local email client. Another fine feature is the context menu, which makes it a lot easier to use. 

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In conclusion: Due to its mobility, high security level and usability, I may say that this is one of the finest password managers on the market. Excellent! You can also install it on a removable flash drive by following this link: RoboForm2Go 

version reviewed: 7