Mitro
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer security software |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Vijay Pandurangan, Evan Jones, Adam Hilss |
| Defunct | 2015-10-06 |
| Fate | Service discontinued; team joined Twitter; source code released as free software |
| Successor | Passopolis |
| Headquarters | United States |
Key people | Vijay Pandurangan, Evan Jones, Adam Hilss |
| Products | Password manager software |
Mitro served as a password manager tailored for both individuals and teams, enabling secure storage of login credentials and facilitating shared access.
The Mitro service was officially discontinued on October 6, 2015.
Its replacement, Passopolis, is a password management solution developed utilizing Mitro's original source code.
History
Established in 2012 by Vijay Pandurangan, Evan Jones, and Adam Hilss, Mitro received $1.2 million in seed investment from Google Ventures and Matrix Partners.
On July 31, 2014, the Mitro team joined Twitter and made the software's source code publicly available on GitHub under the GPL license as free software.
The timeline leading to shutdown was as follows:
- July 11, 2015: Announcement of service discontinuation
- July 18, 2015: Disabled creation of new accounts
- August 4, 2015: Issued final shutdown notification
- September 24, 2015: Transitioned to read-only mode
- October 6, 2015: Service officially ended
- October 31, 2015: Complete deletion of user data
The decision to cease operations stemmed from the significant expenses and operational challenges involved in maintaining the platform on a part-time basis without adequate resources. The team emphasized security and dependability by opting to terminate the service.
Previous users were encouraged to switch to Passopolis or alternative services such as 1Password, Dashlane, or LastPass.
Twitter formally ended Mitro’s service on October 5, 2015.
Security
Mitro utilized Google's Keyczar library on its servers along with Keyczar JS within browsers for encryption purposes. Its security architecture featured:
- A master key employing 128-bit AES encryption derived through PBKDF2 (using SHA-1 with 50,000 iterations and a 16-byte salt)
- RSA encryption with 2048-bit keys incorporating OAEP-SHA1 for distinct signing and encryption operations
- AES encryption at 128-bit strength in CBC mode combined with PKCS5 padding
- Integrity protection of encrypted data via HMAC-SHA1
See also
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- American companies established in 2012
- Computer security software companies
- Cryptographic software
- Free password managers
- Free software programmed in C
- Software companies based in New York (state)
- Twitter, Inc. acquisitions
- 2014 mergers and acquisitions
- 2012 establishments in New York (state)
- Software companies established in 2012