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Open Sesame!: The Easy Way to Restore Access Passwords to Files, Applications and Databases

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Overview The simplest and most accessible tool for any user is still password protection, which helps prevent unauthorized access to systems, documents and databases. All have used a password to access their work system and to view databases, etc. All are aware that man is the weakest link in the information chain - and problems with password protection are no exception. How many times have user forgotten one password or another. But that's completely understandable, given the number of passwords the average computer user is expected to memorize. But if a password is lost for any reason, it means access to information is also lost.

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Publisher	ElcomSoft	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2007	Downloads	2
Format	White Papers
Topics	Database Management, Network Security, Security Management

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