In a recent article I talked about GPass, I don’t know the gnome manager. I’ve written before about OSX password managers (programs that remember your passwords so you don’t have to), but I’ve never seriously looked into a Linux one before. And I looked, and behold, they found two who saw the promise. I examined GPass first, and found it suitable, but nothing that blew me away.
In this article I will talk about the second password manager, which is called Apocalypse. Again, it’s not really what you’re going to go nuts about (it’s a password manager!), but in my opinion, it’s better suited for the job than GPass. It should be noted that the last GPass update was two years ago, while the Revelation seems to have developed more actively.
Looking at the two interfaces, one noticed that GPass and Apocalypse are quite similar. A very nice tool at the top, with buttons for adding and deleting items, saving a password, and an option to purchase a particular item. You can also go to an email account (for example, clicking the Run button in GPass or the “Go To” button in Revelation will take you to Gmail if this is the account you highlighted). In addition, Revelation offers the option to display a search bar that finds one particular password, the reason for which could be hidden in the depths of two child folders, as simple as possible.
Revelation also offers a nice Apple Panel, so you can search through your Revelations and see them even without Revelation. The Revelation Panel Applet also has the ability to navigate, if possible, to your account. You can also start the Apocalypse here. In fact, you can’t be seen as the only thing, you’re actually a file manager. You cannot create folders or existing accounts or create or delete accounts.
If you’re worried about security… don’t be. As the Apocalypse website says, the Apocalypse passwords are “stored in an AES-encrypted file with a known password.” In other words, you don’t have to worry about some random person accessing your password. In fact, you can’t use the Panel Applet without entering a password! When the program is opened, the page warns, you should be a little worried when your passwords are stored as clear text on the clipboard, but otherwise you should know well that your personal information is only private.
Like GPass, Apocalypse has the ability to create passwords for you. So if you are in the process of creating a new account with a target, and you don’t want to use the same password for all your other passwords after the AOL days, just choose one for yourself. You can know it will be safe. And this is another feature. If you’ve ever been on a website and been told your password wasn’t valid enough, Apocalypse will do the same. If your password is something simple like “123123123”, don’t be surprised if Revelation asks for it. You can certainly use this, but Revelation (and security professionals in general) will suggest some harder guesswork.
One area where I feel Revelation is the clear winner compared to Gpass is in variety. GPass allows you to create new items and new folders (for categorizing your accounts), and so does Apocalypse, but for GPass, that’s all it does. On the other hand, Apocalypse allows you to create accounts specifically for what you need. Revelation has templates for websites, credit cards, ftp servers, email accounts and more. There is also an option for door locks, which I use for keypad entry, but it can also be used for security systems< /a> as well. And then, of course, there is the “generic option”, for reasons that don’t fit anywhere else.
If you’ve used another Gnome password manager before (such as GPass, Figaro Password Manager, MyPasswordSafe, or Gorilla Password) and you see the beauty of Revelation, but don’t worry about having all that data again. t, to worry. Revelation can import all that information, so you can be up and running with Revelation in no time. And if, for some reason, you decide in some part to use an unknown agent, there are no worries either because Revelation can export your password information to those forms, as is clear from the text, and more.
I absolutely think Revelation is a fantastic ticket agent. It’s free, fast, friendly, and full of flavor. If you’re looking for a good way to store all your personal information, you could do worse than try Revelation. So go ahead, check out his website and read through it all. Then put it down and do the experiment. You will be glad you did.
