Comments on: Keyfiler ends serial number clutter

By: Jack Shedd

Jack Shedd — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:33:49 +0000

BTW, we went ahead and just made the service 100% free. Enjoy!

By: Jack Shedd

Jack Shedd — Fri, 18 May 2007 18:19:03 +0000

Rico - as the developer, I can assure you that nothing is transmitted in clear text. The entire site uses SSL, for any and every account. Keys are stored encrypted in the database, and if you use the high-security option, they’re encrypted using your password, which is also hashed on the server.
Low-security uses a common key, which we protect in numerous ways.

By: Rico

Rico — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:41:23 +0000

HOLY SECURITY RISK BATMAN! I would advise against this considering the amount of money you pay for some software. I would question the security methods on their site (trasmitting clear text keys would easily be picked up by a sniffer). Beyond that if the site were ever compromised tons of keys would end up floating around the dark net.

By: PJ Doland

PJ Doland — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:02:08 +0000

Damien — I would like to point out that Keyfiler is free for up to 10 licenses, which is good enough for the vast majority of home users. Free doesn’t “end up costing a lot of money.”

On a side note, clutter is created by things you own. Making better decisions about what to buy helps reduce the problem, just as getting rid of things you don’t need helps reduce the problem. You’ll notice we’ve started a new feature called “Unitasker Wednesdays” focussing on things you should **not** buy.

By: Damian

Damian — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:43:03 +0000

“At Unclutterer, we don’t hesitate to promote other projects of our parent company.”

In other words, you have no objectivity and a “recommendation” of a product you sell is automatically biased and unreliable.

This blog has a few interesting tips, but I’m starting to see a common thread in a lot of the suggestions: they all seem to end up costing a lot of money.

By: Cheap Guy

Cheap Guy — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:38:23 +0000

If you can find someone who thinks this is worthwhile, more power to you.

By: PJ Doland

PJ Doland — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:26:13 +0000

This is really designed for people with several computers who need to keep track of what software is on what computer. Think of small businesses.

And besides, You can store up to 10 licenses for free.

By: Cheap Guy

Cheap Guy — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:58:30 +0000

Wow $19.95 for 50 keys. Such a bargain… NOT!

By: Adam Lipkin

Adam Lipkin — Thu, 17 May 2007 15:24:08 +0000

Mac users already have a wonderful secure app built in to the OS called Keychain. Although it’s not hyped as anything more than the system’s ability to lock programs and files, it can also store (securely) any number of passwords.