IBM Applies for Password Manager Patent

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday November 9, 2003 @04:58AM from the isn't-that-special dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As of August 21, IBM has applied for a patent on "A convenient and secure system and method for access to any number of password-protected computer applications, web sites and forms without adding to the user cognitive load and without circumventing the inherent security of such password-protection schemes. An existing password field on a device display is overlaid with password wallet pop-up field which allows a wallet "master" key to unlock the wallet. An application-specific and/or user-specific password is automatically retrieved from the wallet and entered into the password field with no other user action required." This isn't much different from Mozilla's "Master Password"."

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KeyChain by Anonymous Coward · 2003-11-09 05:01 · Score: 1, Redundant

Sounds alot like Apples' KeyChain to me.
1. Re:KeyChain by Rosyna · 2003-11-09 05:16 · Score: 1, Redundant
  
  It sounds EXACTLY like the Keychain which was created for PowerTalk and has been available since System 7.
ah crap... by Lord_Slepnir · 2003-11-09 05:02 · Score: 1, Redundant

Is IBM evil now, or still good. I need someone to root for in the whole SCO thing, but now that they're pulling patent BS like amazon, I don't know what I should do.