Password Corral Frequently Asked Question List
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Q  How secure is my data with Password Corral?

A  Extreamly secure. That said, your data is only as secure as the master
   password you choose to encrypt it with. Don't use easy to guess, short
   words. Don't use your name or birth date. Do use a combination of upper
   and lower case letters and numbers. You can also use special characters
   in your password, like the "+" and "&" characters.


Q  How secure is my data in a Password Corral export file?

A  Password Corral export files are just as secure as the data the program
   stores in the Windows registry.


Q  Are there any "back doors" in Password Corral? Can Cygnus Productions or
   the U.S. government easily view my data?

A  There are absolutely no back doors or secret ways for Cygnus
   Productions, the U.S. government, or anyone for that matter, to decrypt
   your data. The master password you choose for your Password Corral
   account is the only way to successfully decrypt your data.


Q  If I forget my master password, is there any way to recover my data?

A  No. Your master password is the only way to decrypt your passwords.
   Without it there is no way to recover your data.


Q  Is Password Corral Year 2000 Ready?

A  Yes. See the BUGS.TXT file for more information.


Q  Where does Password Corral store my password information?

A  Your password information is stored in the Windows registry. This makes
   it easy for Password Corral to access the information in a standardized
   fashion. Keep in mind that if you should remove Windows from your
   system, format the hard disk with Windows on it, or in any other way
   delete your Windows directory, you'll lose your password information.
   Always have a backup copy (export file) of your passwords. A future
   version of Password Corral will move the password information from the
   registry to a file, but there is currently no timetable for this.


Q  Why is Password Corral for use only in the USA and Canada?

A  United States law prohibits us from permitting use to residents in
   countries other than the US and Canada. Any cryptographic materials that
   use an encryption algorithm with a key greater than 40-bits cannot be
   exported. Until this law changes we cannot grant permission to use
   Password Corral to anyone outside the US or Canada.


Q  Will Password Corral be ported to any other platforms, like UNIX or the
   Macintosh?

A  The vendor of the compiler we use to make Password Corral has announced
   a LINUX version that they hope will be available sometime in the year
   2000. If this happens there is a good chance for a LINUX port of
   Password Corral.


Q  I'm a disk/software vendor and would like to include Password Corral in
   a disk/CD/on-line collection of software for distribution. Does Cygnus
   Productions allow this?

A  As long as your business is a US or Canadian company and does not
   distribute Password Corral outside of either said countries, Cygnus
   Productions grants the right to distribute Password Corral at will,
   providing it is not-for-profit (save a small fee to recover any
   manufacturing or distribution costs), that Cygnus Productions receives
   full credit for the program and that the program remains unmodified and
   ships with all it's original files intact. It is requested that the
   software compilation and any included magazine or documentation be sent
   to us for our records. Those wishing to distribute Password Corral for
   profit should contact Cygnus Productions for written permission and any
   applicable licensing terms and fees.

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Last updated 1999-10-07
