It’s up there in the top five of all time. KeePass is certainly a fine password manager. And though neither EB or TC use it (TC prefers LastPass EB’s favorite is RoboForm), we recommend KeePass if the others don’t meet your needs. It’s one of the most popular ones and one of the oldest ones. If none of those were your cup of tea, we’re going to feature another one. We’ve recommended several password managers to you in the past: Roboform, LastPass and Dashlane, among them. If you value your privacy (what little is left of it) and you want to protect yourself from identity theft and cyber theft, then you need to get a password manager and learn to use it. We’re not trying to scare you, but we are serious about this. If you use the same password for everything, or simple 12345 passwords, you’re accounts are going to get hacked and you’re going to be sorry – it’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when. You simply cannot use weak passwords anymore, and you cannot use the same password for everything anymore. Ask the millions of Yahoo users who have had their accounts hacked in the past year or so. Having a password manager is as important as having antivirus on your computer. We are going to hound you and hound you and hound you until 100% of you have some sort of password manager. Further, it has the ability to export and import password.(Windows XP users can use KeePass Classic) ![]() Light weight with good encryption and portable makes KeePass a great password manager. If the password database (kdb file) is located on the same directory as the KeePass.exe, starting up the program automatically loads the password database. ![]() When the 1.1 MB zip file is extracted, there are three files: KeePass.chm (the help file), license.txt and KeePass.exe. Keepass is also available in portable version. When the workspace is locked, the main interface is grayed out. Instead of closing the program, KeePass can be locked by pressing the Ctrl + L keys or clicking the padlock key. It is best to have the website with the login page appears before copying the password to the clipboard. For security reason, the clipboard is cleared after 10 seconds. The password would be automatically copied to the clipboard. To use the password, double click on the password field entry (displayed in asterisks). If the password has expired, a red cross would appear replacing the regular icon. A password change reminder option can also be set. The password can be displayed by pressing the reveal password button. Password is automatically created with 107 bits encryption. To enter password information, click on the Add Entry button. For example, in the Email group, Business and Personal sub-group can be created. A sub group can be created for each group. There are 68 built-in icons that can be used for easy visual identification. For the Key File, a key is generated by either moving the mouse or typing any characters onto a supplied box.įive default password groups are available by default: Windows, Network, Internet, e-mail and Home banking. Both Master Password and Key File can be used at the same time. Otherwise, if the Key File is lost (just like the Master Password), the password to the database can not be recovered. The Key File needs to be backed up somewhere safe – preferably on different location. This is a great feature if one doesn’t want to remember a very long complex password. A Key File is a master password in file format. A reveal password button is available at the far right of the password field. There is a password strength meter to check how good the password is. ![]() They are used to protect the password database. Once the installation has finished, there is an option to visit KeePass for additional plugins.īefore entering passwords into KeePass, a Master Password and or Key File must be created. KDB file is the database where passwords are being stored. At the end of the installation process, there is a prompt to associate KDB file with KeePass application. ![]() Additionally, the Professional Edition works with Linux, Mac OS X and BSD (which requires Mono 2.2 or greater). It works with Microsoft Windows 98 and above. Both versions utilize the best and most secure encryption algorithms (i.e. The full product comparison is available here. One major difference between Professional and Classic is the requirement of Microsoft. This review focuses on Classic Edition (version 1.16). There are two version of KeePass: Classic and Professional. KeePass Password Safe is an open source password manager.
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