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A recent viral thread on X discussed password security, highlighting how even a physical password book offers superior protection compared to many expectations. One commenter noted that paper-based credential storage remains remarkably resistant to hacking—no sophisticated attacker would simply lift a book from a home shelf, and those determined enough to steal such documents face far greater risks than a compromised social media account.
Despite these advantages, properly implemented password management tools remain among the most effective security measures an organization can deploy. Dashlane is launching a new solution designed to strengthen credential protection across the enterprise.
About Apple @ Work: Bradley Chambers has served as an Apple IT administrator since 2009. Throughout his extensive experience deploying and managing firewalls, network switches, a mobile device management system, enterprise-grade Wi-Fi infrastructure, thousands of Macs, and hundreds of iPads, Bradley will explore various approaches Apple IT managers take to deploy devices, construct supporting networks, train staff, share real-world insights from IT operations, and suggest improvements to Apple products for technical departments.
The Adoption Gap Problem
Dashlane’s latest offering addresses what the company calls the adoption gap. When IT teams implement a password management tool, onboarding emails drive decent usage during the first month, yet six months later many users revert to typing passwords directly into forms because the solution feels unnecessary.
Vault Enforcement Empowers Compliance
Vault Enforcement enables IT administrators to mandate employee authentication through Dashlane specifically on designated domains via a policy-driven browser extension. Upon their first day, employees receive a warning card on their screen whenever they attempt to access a prohibited login page. The associated form becomes blocked for the following day until they successfully authenticate through the vault. Administrators can personalize this notification window with their company logo and help desk contact information—a subtle but effective way to address concerns.
The SSO Gap Is Larger Than Perceived
According to Dashlane, 37% of corporate applications lack centralized single sign-on management. This represents more than one-third of any application’s surface area devoted to usernames and passwords, yet leaves critical security controls exposed.
Telemetry reveals that the most frequently autofilled passwords belong to business applications including Salesforce, DocuSign, Adobe, Zoom, GitHub, Dropbox, Box, and Atlassian. Part of this challenge stems from the “SSO tax,” where vendors charge premium fees for alternative login methods—a topic for future discussion. Another factor involves legacy passwords that continue functioning on applications integrated with SSO years earlier.
Passkeys Are Promising Yet Confusing
Passkeys represent a significant advancement in security, effectively eliminating phishing threats in ways no other technology matches. On Apple, implementation is straightforward, though I’ve guided numerous users through their initial passkey setup and found that questions like “Where does my passkey reside? What happens if I lose my phone?” remain genuinely difficult to communicate clearly. Asking a non-technical employee about the location of their passkey—whether in iCloud Keychain, a password manager, or directly on the device—often yields inconsistent answers. This confusion carries a tangible cost: users who misunderstand security tools tend to find workarounds, rendering any control ineffective. Dashlane’s Vault Enforcement targets this exact issue from the opposite direction.
Wrap Up
Vault Enforcement stands out as a thoughtful feature that other password managers should emulate. It reflects the reality that over a decade of user education has failed to close the compliance gap, and at some point organizations must move from educating users to enforcing requirements directly. Robust IT security absolutely must be simpler than the workarounds it replaces. Until that standard is met, ongoing development of enforcement tools continues to bridge the remaining divide.
Dashlane’s Vault Enforcement is now available in open beta for companies on Dashlane’s Omnix Enterprise plan using Chrome or Edge browsers, with the policy-enforced browser extension and SSO integration active.