Articles by Passwork Team

Latest — Sep 28, 2026
Password chaos spreads past the IT helpdesk into the rest of the educational institution, draining staff time, widening...

Password chaos in educational institutions: Why it matters

Password chaos spreads past the IT helpdesk into the rest of the educational institution, draining staff time, widening the attack surface, and risking compliance failures. See the three biggest risks and how to close them.

Password chaos in educational institutions: Why it matters
Sep 25, 2026 — 15 min read
KeePass's cryptography is genuinely strong. Its key management for teams is not. Here's where a shared KDBX file breaks...

Passwork vs KeePass: How encryption architecture differs

KeePass's cryptography is genuinely strong. Its key management for teams is not. Here's where a shared KDBX file breaks down — at the save, at the offboarding, at the audit — and what a per-vault key changes.

Passwork vs KeePass: How encryption architecture differs
Sep 25, 2026 — 17 min read
Grover's algorithm barely dents a properly hashed password. Shor's algorithm guts the RSA key exchange sitting next to...

Post-quantum password security: What changes and what to do

Grover's algorithm barely dents a properly hashed password. Shor's algorithm guts the RSA key exchange sitting next to it. Here's the 3-layer audit that tells you which one is actually your problem.

Post-quantum password security: What changes and what to do
Sep 24, 2026 — 11 min read
Access management belongs at the top of your SMB cybersecurity checklist. Learn how to set up identity, authentication,...

Access management for SMBs: The first cybersecurity layer

Access management belongs at the top of your SMB cybersecurity checklist. Learn how to set up identity, authentication, authorization, and revocation as a system that holds up day to day.

Access management for SMBs: The first cybersecurity layer
Sep 24, 2026 — 13 min read
Certificates now expire every 47 days by 2029. Here is what PKI actually is, how it works, and the human credentials...

What is PKI? Public key infrastructure explained for 2026

Certificates now expire every 47 days by 2029. Here is what PKI actually is, how it works, and the human credentials that keep your CA running, which PKI itself does not protect.

What is PKI? Public key infrastructure explained for 2026
Sep 21, 2026 — 16 min read
AES-256 was never the weak point. Here's why key distribution, not the algorithm, decides whether symmetric encryption...

Symmetric algorithms: Pros, cons and 2026 key risks

AES-256 was never the weak point. Here's why key distribution, not the algorithm, decides whether symmetric encryption holds up at enterprise scale in 2026.

Symmetric algorithms: Pros, cons and 2026 key risks
Sep 18, 2026 — 17 min read
Your vendor's security page makes a lot of promises. Here's the six-pillar framework for checking which ones are...

Password manager security features: How to evaluate them

Your vendor's security page makes a lot of promises. Here's the six-pillar framework for checking which ones are actually true, before you sign or renew.

Password manager security features: How to evaluate them
Sep 18, 2026 — 16 min read
AI agents now outnumber employees inside most companies and hold live credentials. They act on convincing text, a habit...

AI agent credentials: 7 rules for secure access control

AI agents now outnumber employees inside most companies and hold live credentials. They act on convincing text, a habit that turns weak credential controls into a fleet-wide risk. This article shows how to scope, isolate, and revoke agent credentials to contain a single compromise.

AI agent credentials: 7 rules for secure access control
Sep 17, 2026 — 13 min read
One person who can create a vendor and approve its payment doesn't need anyone's help to move money that should have...

What is segregation of duties (SoD)? Definition and examples

One person who can create a vendor and approve its payment doesn't need anyone's help to move money that should have needed a second signature. Here's what segregation of duties actually means, real conflict examples, and how to enforce it without a dedicated GRC team.

What is segregation of duties (SoD)? Definition and examples
Sep 15, 2026 — 11 min read
Passwork organizes credentials in vaults, folders, and records, controls access through roles, groups, and vault types,...

How Passwork stores passwords: Vaults, access and encryption

Passwork organizes credentials in vaults, folders, and records, controls access through roles, groups, and vault types, and protects data with server-side and optional zero-knowledge client-side encryption, so shared credentials stay under company control instead of one employee.

How Passwork stores passwords: Vaults, access and encryption