On Monday, March 26, 2018 03:49:38 PM Brian wrote: > On Sun 25 Mar 2018 at 21:54:22 -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > <extensive snipping to reply to just one point--I may respond to others > > at some time in the future> > > > > On Sunday, March 25, 2018 08:38:25 PM Richard Hector wrote: > > > On 26/03/18 04:52, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > * a means to automatically update passwords on the target websites > > > > (to > > > > > > > > facilitate regular / frequent password changes)--this is probably a > > > > stretch--I mean something that would work its way through the various > > > > screens and prompts to change a password with a minimum of manual > > > > intervention by me > > > > > > Difficult. That would have to be scripted for each website etc, > > > wouldn't it? > > > > Yes, at least I think so, unless there is some standard for how to handle > > passwords (including changing them) on websites. I suspect that there > > isn't. There may be some commonality in websites generated by a common > > website "generator" (one of those packages that help you create a > > website--I think they exist, but I've never used one--maybe Drupal is an > > example? > > The standard exists. You change your password via the website. Then you > inform your password manager of the change.
Ok, but that's not the kind of standard I was hoping for--I was hoping for a (standard) programmatic way of changing the password on a website, which, being programmatic, could be initiated by the password manager.