VME2000 Keybooks Introducing

If your customer needs to create and store many different keys (also known as passwords), they’ll LOVE Keybooks.

Keys are usually the single least secure aspect of a data security system. If they’re easy to remember: They’re easy for a hacker to guess. If they’re hard to hack: 2f{kcKåþ4%K They’re hard to remember!

And if a key is hard to remember: Users tend to write them down and ‘hide’ them in their desks. That’s not secure! 2f{kcKå4%K

Using the Keybook Manager You access the Keybook Manager from within the CipherFile or CipherText dialog box, by clicking on the Key icon in the button bar.

Using the Keybook Manager You can also access it from the Tools menu, or by pressing Control + M.

Using the Keybook Manager The Keybook Manager then opens and presents you with your current Keybooks.

Using the Keybook Manager There are four fields in the Keybook. Description KeyKey Clue

Using the Keybook Manager Descriptions name the groups and people with whom the User is sharing the key. The first entry, with the description ‘Accounting’ is shared between the User and the Accounting group. Description

Using the Keybook Manager Most of the keys in this example are long, random strings, generated by the Keybook Manager. (You can also use keys you create yourself.) Key

Using the Keybook Manager Key Clues are explained in the manuals. The field simply provides a convenient way to keep a key and its associated address together. Key Clue