Evaluating Password Managers for Enterprises
Qvintus, Mika (2018)
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018061513952
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018061513952
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Employees within enterprises have hundreds of passwords to remember. This problem is known as password fatigue. The objectives of this thesis were to do research on authentication, passwords, and password managers, to provide a solution for password fatigue, and to find best password manager for Cargotec.
The data of this thesis was collected from an interview with an information security architect, two books: Certified Information Systems Security Professional Study Guide 2012 and The Perfect Password 2005. Benchmarking was used to evaluate password managers.
The results of this thesis confirm that passwords are still the dominant form of authentication. There is no security feature that allows the same cost level, efficiency, and usability. Password managers provide a solution to employees’ bad habits of creating weak passwords, and enhance information security within an enterprise. Password managers solve the problem that is known as password fatigue.
The data of this thesis was collected from an interview with an information security architect, two books: Certified Information Systems Security Professional Study Guide 2012 and The Perfect Password 2005. Benchmarking was used to evaluate password managers.
The results of this thesis confirm that passwords are still the dominant form of authentication. There is no security feature that allows the same cost level, efficiency, and usability. Password managers provide a solution to employees’ bad habits of creating weak passwords, and enhance information security within an enterprise. Password managers solve the problem that is known as password fatigue.