Guest Author - Debbie Jacobsen

If you’re looking for an easy and safe way to manage your passwords and user ID’s, RoboForm is an excellent product to try. Robo Form makes password management a breeze, and there is no need to worry about anyone finding your passwords because your passwords are password protected in an encrypted database.

RoboForm is a really neat little program that installs quickly and sits in your browsers tool bar. It includes a password manager, a password generator, an automatic form-filler and a protected “notes” field where you can safely store infrequently used information like bank account numbers, PIN’s, your drivers license information, etc… All of the information you store in Robo Form is encrypted and password protected so that only you can access it.

Auto Form Filling Capabilities

You can set up an initial profile that includes your name, address, and other information which will allow RoboForm to auto-complete online forms for you if you wish. This saves a lot of time, especially if you do a lot of online shopping or enter sweepstakes. When you come to a form you need to fill out, simply click on your profile and choose “fill forms”. All your information is inserted instantly.

Password Generator

Most people use very simple passwords for online accounts, making it easy for identity thieves to guess your credentials. RoboForm can generate cryptic, hard to guess passwords for you, and you don’t need to worry about remembering difficult passwords because Robo Form does it for you.

Password Manager

Every time you enter a user ID and password onto a new web page, RoboForm asks if you want to remember it. When you return for future visits, Robo Form asks if you want it to fill in your logon information. This not only makes it easy for you to log on to websites, but helps fight phishing attempts because RoboForm knows the website doesn’t match and will not fill information onto a bogus website.

Whenever you enter a user ID and password into a website, keyloggers can capture this information quickly and easily. A keylogger is a type of spyware commonly used by identity thieves. By allowing RoboForm to manage and enter your logon credentials, no keystrokes are ever transmitted. Robo Form provides you with a safe way to manage passwords and enter log on information.

Anyone who uses ID’s and passwords should use some type of password protection tool to keep this valuable information safe and secure. Storing logon credentials on a piece of paper or in an unencrypted document file is not safe. Robo Form is an excellent way to protect your personal account information, and the automated form filling capabilities are a real time-saving “bonus”.

Roboform works with most modern web browsers. They also have versions designed for Pocket PC and Palm. For those who use several different computers (home and work), a portable USB key version is available.

RoboForm is available for download, and comes in a free version as well as several types of paid versions. The free version is limited in the number of passwords (called Passcards) it can store, but may be just fine for people who don’t have a lot of logon credentials to remember. The paid version costs $29.95 for a one-computer license. Palm, Pocket PC and USB versions cost less.


Follow this link for more information on Roboform, or to download the free Roboform password management tool.