RoboForm explained

RoboForm
Screenshot Alt:RoboForm application logo
Developer:Siber Systems
Operating System:macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, watchOS, Wear OS
Language Count:30
Genre:Password manager
License:Freemium / Proprietary software

RoboForm is a password manager, which is a class of software that allows users to have secure, unique passwords for every website accessed. It is amongst the older password managers[1] [2] on the market, developed by US company Siber Systems,[3] distributed as a freemium product with a subscription plan,[4] available on macOS, Windows, iOS and Android and as a plugin for web browsers.[5] [6]

Overview

Siber Systems is a company founded in 1995 by Vadim Maslov[7] [8] with headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. The company was founded to capitalize on research into text parsing, compilation and transformation to produce useful, commercially-viable technologies.[9] They released RoboForm as their first consumer product in 1999.[10] [11]

RoboForm was initially a form-filling utility and was further developed into a full-fledged password manager,[12] then delivered with password generator, password capturer, password importer, multi-factor authentication and secure password sharing.

The first business version of RoboForm was released in 2009. In 2010 it was introduced premium cross-platform subscription service for individuals and in 2015, Siber Systems launched RoboForm as a software as a service solution (SaaS). The freemium model was available starting in 2017.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Riley . Sean . 28 February 2022 . RoboForm password manager review . 2022-12-20 . . en.
  2. Web site: Broida . Rick . 13 July 2011 . Still Awesome After All These Years: Eight Excellent Free Downloads . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221073942/https://www.pcworld.com/article/486954/eight_excellent_free_downloads.html . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . . en.
  3. Book: Kurland, Scott . [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=iUmdb6kp-ooC|pg=PA59}} The Windough sweepstakes system ]. 2009 . [CreateSpace] . 2009 . 978-1-4486-2953-4 . [Lexington, KY] . 59 . en . 773291840.
  4. Book: Rusen, Ciprian Adrian . [{{Google books|plainurl=y|id=gLZeEAAAQBAJ|pg=PT952}} Windows 11 all-in-one ]. 2022 . 2022 . 978-1-119-85869-0 . Hoboken, NJ . 748–749 . en . 1290211028.
  5. Book: Kissell, Joe . [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=vD_CDwAAQBAJ|pg=PT81}} Take control of your passwords ]. 2021 . 2021 . 978-1-947282-18-6 . 3rd . San Diego, CA . en . 1028639864.
  6. Web site: Rubenking . Neil . Key . Kim . 9 February 2022 . RoboForm Everywhere Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221074823/https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/roboform-everywhere . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . . en.
  7. Web site: Siber Systems Inc. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221080451/https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_va/04439956 . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . The Open Database of the Corporate World.
  8. Web site: Garver . Rob . 9 August 2005 . From Russia with Capital . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221080929/https://njbiz.com/from-russia-with-capital/ . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . NJBIZ . en-US.
  9. Web site: Should I Remove programs by Siber Systems . 2022-12-20 . Should I Remove It?.
  10. Book: Gray . Joshua . Franqueira . Virginia N. L. . Yu . Yijun . 2016 IEEE 24th International Requirements Engineering Conference Workshops (REW) . Forensically-Sound Analysis of Security Risks of Using Local Password Managers . 2016 . https://kar.kent.ac.uk/77179/11/pmanagers-may2016.pdf . Beijing, China . . 114–121 . 10.1109/REW.2016.034 . 978-1-5090-3694-3. 15971740 .
  11. Book: [{{google books|plainurl=y|id=hzbyBwAAQBAJ|pg=PA174}} Security protocols : 11th international workshop, Cambridge, UK, April 2-4, 2003 : revised selected papers ]. 2005 . Springer . Bruce Christianson . 978-3-540-31836-1 . Berlin . 262681819.
  12. Web site: Denise Bertacchi . 10 May 2022 . RoboForm Review: Form Master Turned Security Pro . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221081326/https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/roboform-password-manager . 2022-12-21 . 2022-12-21 . . en.