factotum is a
password management
There are several forms of software used to help users or organizations better manage passwords:
* Intended for use by a single user:
** Password manager software is used by individuals to organize and encrypt many personal passwords using a singl ...
and
authentication protocol negotiation virtual file system
A virtual file system (VFS) or virtual filesystem switch is an abstract layer on top of a more concrete file system. The purpose of a VFS is to allow client applications to access different types of concrete file systems in a uniform way. A VFS ...
for
Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system which originated from the Computing Science Research Center (CSRC) at Bell Labs in the mid-1980s and built on UNIX concepts first developed there in the late 1960s. Since 2000, Plan 9 has be ...
. When a program wants to authenticate to a service, it requests a key from factotum. If factotum does not have the key, it requests it from the users either via the terminal window or auth/fgui which is then stored in
volatile memory
Volatile memory, in contrast to non-volatile memory, is computer memory that requires power to maintain the stored information; it retains its contents while powered on but when the power is interrupted, the stored data is quickly lost.
Volatile ...
. factotum then authenticates to the service on
behalf of the program. For long term storage, keys are usually stored in
secstore or in an encrypted file.
See also
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Comparison of password managers
The list below includes the names of notable password managers with dedicated Wikipedia articles.
Summary information
Features
See also
* Password manager
* Password fatigue
Password fatigue is the feeling experienced by many people who ...
*
List of password managers
The list below includes the names of notable password managers with dedicated Wikipedia articles.
Summary information
Features
See also
* Password manager
* Password fatigue
Password fatigue is the feeling experienced by many people who ...
*
Password manager
A password manager is a computer program that allows users to store and manage their passwords for local applications and online services. In many cases software used to manage passwords allow also generate strong passwords and fill forms. Pas ...
*
Cryptography
Cryptography, or cryptology (from grc, , translit=kryptós "hidden, secret"; and ''graphein'', "to write", or ''-logia'', "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adver ...
External links
factotum(4)in ''Plan 9 Programmer's Manual'', Volume 1.
factotum(4)in ''9front''.
in ''Plan 9 Programmer's Manual'', Volume 2.
Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Password managers
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