Factotum (software)
Password management and authentication protocol software
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Factotum is a password management and authentication protocol negotiation virtual file system for Plan 9 from Bell Labs. When a program wants to authenticate to a service, it requests a key from Factotum. If Factotum does not have the key, it requests it from the users either via the terminal window or auth/fgui which is then stored in volatile memory. Factotum then authenticates to the service on behalf of the program. For long-term storage, keys are usually stored in secstore or in an encrypted file.[1][2]
| Factotum | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Bell Labs |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Plan 9 from Bell Labs |
| Platform | Plan 9 |
Factotum was introduced in August 2002, at that year's USENIX in Berkeley, California.[3][4]
