KeePass - (Open Source)
KeePass is a password manager solution for those that have many passwords to remember.
KeePass is a useful password manager software that allows management of passwords in a secure way.
Based on a dual AES encryption , Rijndael and Twofish algorithm - two of the most powerful at the moment, also used by banks- this software gathers all of the serial numbers, logins, passwords and other account numbers in a single interface. It is only necessary to remember one password or insert a removable drive to have access to the password database. It is also possible to generate a key to copy to removable media to prevent the reading of the database if the password is stolen.
The information contained in the database data can be classified into different categories for easy access to the password needed.
The interface has a tree form that is customized to each recreation and password, that can be associated to a web page, a comment, an expiration date.
The software requires no installation, as it can run directly from a USB stick or hard drive so no information is stored on the system to avoid any form of piracy.
Notes:
This is a stable release. It is recommended to upgrade
from any previous 1.x version to 1.09.
Changes:
07/10/12 - 1.09
- Added option to permute passwords generated using a pattern
(this allows generating passwords that follow complex rules)
- Added ability to specify custom character sets in password
generation patterns
- Implemented new URL opening method (as workaround for buggy
Firefox file handler registration on some systems)
- Documents can now be opened using cmd:// URLs (shell execute)
- Added support for CF_CLIPBOARD_VIEWER_IGNORE clipboard format
(clipboard viewers/extenders compliant with this format
ignore data copied by KeePass)
- Improved window position/size/state handling (added support
for Win+M / 'Show Desktop' command, window managers, ...)
- Improved window positioning (PX=0/PY=0 works now)
- Added -readonly command line switch; if present, the database
will be opened in read-only mode
- Added ability to specify the characters a TAN can consist of
- KeePass now stores the user and machine name in .lock files,
so it can show who's currently editing the file when trying
to open a locked file
- Added support for subitem infotips in various list controls
(languages list, export options, plugins, ...)
- Added support for toggling items in option lists by pressing
the Spacebar key
- Installer can now associate .kdb files with KeePass
- The password generator now remembers the last used settings
(even if they are not saved manually as a profile)
- Network administrators: cascading configuration model now
uses a separate enforced configuration file
- Improved configuration saving/loading (improved behavior
under Windows Vista when using the installer, improved out of
the box support for installation by admin / usage by user,
better limited user account handling, ...)
- Added pattern placeholder 'S' to generate printable 7-bit
ASCII characters
- Added pattern placeholder 'b' to generate brackets
- Added quick key file accessibility test in the password
dialog (shows helpful system message on error)
- Temporary files are now named randomly
- The password generator dialog is now shown in the Windows
taskbar if the main window is minimized to tray
- KeePass now offers to open the help file when importing a CSV
file fails
- The 'About' dialog is now automatically closed when clicking
an hyperlink
- Expired/used TAN entries are not shown in the expired entries
dialog any more
- Expired entries are not shown any more in the auto-type entry
selection dialog
- Improved password generator profile management (UI)
- KeePass now shows a descriptive system error message if
executing a cmd:// URL fails
- Improved text in password generator window to allow easier
translation
- Changed password pattern placeholders to support ANSI
- '-' is now treated as TAN character by default, not as
separator any more
- The main window title now shows 'File - KeePass Password
Safe' instead of 'KeePass Password Safe [File]'; improved
tooltip text for tray icon
- Unhiding the master password now requires unsafe operations
permission
- After searching, the first entry is automatically selected
(but the quick-search box still has the focus)
- The option to automatically open the last database is enabled
now by default
- Database is now marked as modified when generating a password
- Minimizing to tray is now enabled by default
- Renamed some menu commands to be more consistent with Windows
- Removed duplicate message box that appeared when checking for
updates and a new version is available
- Removed deprecated API exports; new API must be used by
plugins from now on
- Main window does not move any more when trying to go below
the minimum size
- UI now mostly follows the Windows Vista UI text guidelines
- Improved high ANSI characters support in command lines
- Improved installer (added start menu link to the CHM help
file, publisher information, ...)
- KeePassLibC: Improved 64-bit compatibility
- The expired entries dialog is not shown any more when the
database is unlocked because of a global auto-type operation
- "Tray/Untray" menu item is now correctly disabled when a
dialog is open
- 'New' and 'Open' menu commands are now also enabled when the
workspace is locked
- Unified dialog elements
- Decreased executable file size
- Fixed various problems that occured when KeePass was
minimized to tray ('--exit-all' not working, problems at
Windows shutdown, IPC problems, ...)
- Fixed a bug in the tray icon third-party component that could
leave an unresponsive button in the Windows task bar
- The tray icon does not freeze any more when the Windows
workspace is locked
- Fixed various drawing bugs that occured when disabling the
'Display images on buttons' option
- The button tooltips in the password generator dialog are
translated correctly now
- The hot key to bring the KeePass window to front now also
works when the 'Disable all auto-type features' option is
enabled
- KeePass now selects the correct group when navigating to a
group after performing a search
- Jumping to an entry from the expired entries dialog now also
works correctly when unlocking a database
- The password list is now updated correctly after
drag&dropping entries into another group (view restoration)
- Various other minor improvements and bugfixes