{"id":22495,"date":"2022-03-31T10:56:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T14:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=22495"},"modified":"2022-08-23T15:22:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T19:22:29","slug":"password-pusher","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/article\/password-pusher\/","title":{"rendered":"Password Pusher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UVM IT hosts an instance of <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pglombardo\/PasswordPusher\">Password Pusher<\/a>, an open-source service which allows for the secure sending of sensitive information such as passwords and recovery keys.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than sending such information across a system like email, Password Pusher allows for the generation of unique, randomly-generated browser links which display the password on opening. These links will delete automatically after a certain number of days or after a certain number of views &#8211; whichever comes first.<\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--info  hts-messages--withtitle hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"hts-messages__title\">Why should you use Password Pusher?<\/span>    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Emailing passwords is inherently insecure. The greatest risks include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emailed passwords are usually sent with context to what they go to or can potentially be derived from email username, domain, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Email is inherently insecure and can be intercepted at multiple points by malicious entities.<\/li>\n<li>Emailed passwords live in perpetuity (read: <em>forever<\/em>) in email archives<\/li>\n<li>Passwords in email can be retrieved and used later on if an email account is stolen, cracked, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><sub>From <a href=\"https:\/\/pwpush.saawww1.w3.uvm.edu\/pages\/faq\">the Password Pusher FAQ<\/a><\/sub><\/div>\n<p>    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<h2>Sending a Password using Password Pusher<\/h2>\n<p>    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--danger  hts-messages--withtitle hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t<span class=\"hts-messages__title\">An expired Password Pusher link must be recreated and sent again<\/span>    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tAfter a password link expires, it is deleted from the Password Pusher system. Be sure to communicate the limited lifetime of the link.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pwpush2.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-23127 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pwpush2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pwpush2.png 916w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pwpush2-300x282.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pwpush2-768x722.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pwpush2-50x47.png 50w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pwpush2-60x56.png 60w, https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pwpush2-100x94.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/pwpush\">go.uvm.edu\/pwpush<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Type in the password that you&#8217;d like to send<\/li>\n<li>Set the expiration conditions &#8211; you can set both the maximum number of views or the maximum amount of time before the password is deleted<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Push it!<\/strong> to generate the password link<\/li>\n<li>Copy the password link from the box or by clicking on the <strong>Copy to Clipboard<\/strong>\u00a0button<\/li>\n<li>Send the link to the recipient<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UVM IT hosts an instance of Password Pusher, an open-source service which allows for the secure sending of sensitive information such as passwords and recovery keys. 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