Trend Micro's password managing DirectPass offers something new for the category: a restricted, secure browser built in. DirectPass (download) is a new password manager from Trend Micro that promises a battery of features that could shoot it to the top of its class. OpenOffice 3 bumps from beta to RC. The catch? It's not cheap. Yesterday debuting, DirectPass has a lot key options that make a good password manager great. It's got password generation, a 256-bit AES encrypted form-filler, encrypted secure notes, browser integration via add-on, and one-click master password login. The master password include a hint option to help it is remembered by you, but you best not forget it unless you want your passwords locked away permanently. Like competitors, DirectPass syncs across devices and platforms, so you can utilize it on Windows, Android, and iOS. It has keystroke encryption always on by default, and it's got one feature the others don't: a built-in secure browser. Built in-house, the secure browser is created for safely performing financial transaction. It turns off threat vectors like third-party plug-ins and DLLs automatically. DirectPass provides an unlimited trial that lets you use all of its features, but there's a catch: you only get to save five passwords. Upgrading to an unlimited number of passwords will set you back $14.95 for a one-year subscription, or $24.95 for a two-year subscription. If you're not happy with your current password management solution, it's worth testing out simply because you can see what DirectPass does without hamstrings. But seeing as how opponents such as LastPass, RoboForm, and 1Password have identical premium features nearly, and for less, and provide a mighty useful set of features for free, I don't have high hopes for widespread adoption of DirectPass. Most likely, it'll appeal to current Trend Micro users. Everybody benefits when there are more options, but so far DirectPass strikes me as being a little too narrow in its appeal.
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