Password managers a cause or an alleviator of technostress?

Salasananhallintaohjelmistot auttavat käyttäjiään luomaan, hallinnoimaan ja varastoimaan turvallisia salasanoja. Vaikka niitä yleisesti pidetään hyvänä vaihtoehtona salasanojen hallinnointiin, ne ovat edelleen laajalti vähän käytettyjä työkaluja salasanaturvallisuuden parantamiseen. Vaikka aikaisemm...

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Main Author: Myntti, Aleksi
Other Authors: Informaatioteknologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Information Technology, Informaatioteknologia, Information Technology, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2023
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92300
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