SplashID 4.03 review – Brand New Ways to Protect Your Data

SplashData has recently updated their password manager to version 4.03. The new version of SplashID introduces a number of new features, including:

• Enhanced Security
• Web AutoFill (In the Windows version)
• The ability to synchronize multiple SplashID databases
• Enhanced Lookup Feature
• The ability to e-mail securely encrypted SplashID records
• The ability to add additional standalone desktop users
• Updated Icon set (with the ability to add custom icon sets)
• 100% Vista Compatible

So, why, should you use SplashID over, for instance, SmartList To Go? SplashID can not only be used as a Password Manager, but also as a secure way to store other tidbits of information, such as contacts, and small notes that you would like to keep separate from your normal data set. For example, my application registration keys now exist in SplashID, rather than an unencrypted Pilot-DB database:

When you first start up SplashID, you are greeted with this rather foreboding password screen:

After 10 tries, you are locked out of the application and your database is erased. This prevents password cracking programs that may rely on a Brute Force Password Cracking Technique (yes, I have seen applications like this in the wild, running directly on the device…)

As I said before, SplashID has plenty of uses outside of a password manager; Even from the first instance you start it up, you know that there are plenty:

One of the features that I saw very interesting was a view called List View. As implied, List View presents you a tree that you can use to view records by categories, type, etc. Pretty cool, imho:

So, if you have a bunch of data sitting in an unsecured database, or you have a snoopy relative, or you are just plain paranoid, SplashID is a wonderful application to keep your data safe! This review covers version 4.03 of SplashID, which can be purchased for 29.95$ at the TamsShop, however, previously registered users can snag this wonderful application at 9.95$

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