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| Address: | Rheinstraße 75 |
| 64295 Darmstadt, Germany | |
| Telephone: | +49 6151 869-282 |
| Fax: | +49 6151 869-224 |
| Internet: | www.sit.fraunhofer.de |
| E-Mail: | info@sit.fraunhofer.de |
| Contact person: | Mr. Oliver Küch |
The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT) develops innovations that protect information, devices, services and networks. As a specialist in IT security, SIT covers a wide spectrum of relevant technologies and topics. Alongside purely security-related techniques such as biometrics, Internet security and electronic ID cards, therefore the Institute’s sphere of work also embraces a variety of interdisciplinary technologies. Amongst other things, Fraunhofer Institute SIT today considers sensor networks or facility and geodata systems, as well as designing secure solutions in compliance with data protection requirements, for example in the areas of logistics and secure facility management.
Fraunhofer Institute SIT acts on behalf of companies and organisations of all sizes and across all industries. It offers a wide range of services in the field of research and development – also to small and medium-sized businesses. Its portfolio extends from basic applied research through the development of prototypes to product testing and customizing and implementing tailored security concepts. Fraunhofer Institute SIT helps clients in industry, commerce and public administration eliminate security problems, minimize risks and damage and implement innovative business concepts efficiently. A team of around 80 highly qualified Institute staff investigate threats and security precautions, advise customers on the optimum choice of system and test applications as well as services. SIT’s activities are always tailored to specific threats as well as to the technical, business and legal needs of its clients.
With its vast expertise, uniting practical experience with theoretical know-how, the Institute is ideally placed to manage, integrate, evaluate and test security with the requisite level of competence. At the same time, its neutrality guarantees absolute objectivity for customers and hence the best possible solution to any given problem.
In practice, passwords are still the most popular method of verifying user identities - not only in local computer environments but also in the Internet. amongst others, passwords are used to protect e-mail accounts, online auctions and network resources. However, many users have difficulties in remembering the growing number of passwords that can even change frequently and must fulfill complex password rules. The PasswordSitter tool developed by Fraunhofer Institute SIT puts an end to this problem. It creates strong passwords and makes them available on any device in a secure way. The PasswordSitter helps companies to ease their employees' daily work, cuts the costs for help desks, avoids, productivity losses, and significantly improves the security of their own business.
