Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Password manager KeePass

Keepass is a free tool to help you manage all the password in your life. Here's a better pitch from the main site.
Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your e-mail account, your homepage's FTP password, online passwords (like website member account), etc. etc. etc. The list is endless. Also, you should use different passwords for each account. Because if you use only one password everywhere and someone gets this password you have a problem... A serious problem. The thief would have access to your e-mail account, homepage, etc. Unimaginable.
KeePass is a free open source password manager, which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key file. So you only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish).
Keepass has a HUGE list of features and because it's open source there are 3rd party plugins you can install to extend the functionality of the software.

Oh you want downloads? How about:
Stable Release KeePass 1.14 (Windows Installer EXE)
Stable Release KeePass 1.14 (ZIP Package)
PocketPC Smart Devices KeePass for PocketPC and Smart Devices
Linux Link KeePass for Linux / MacOS X (KeePassX)
J2ME Website KeePass for J2ME (Symbian, ...)
BlackBerry Website KeePass for BlackBerry
PalmOS Link KeePass for PalmOS (Converter) (also see 2.x To KeyRing)
PortableApps Logo KeePass for PortableApps Suite™
Package KeePass 1.14 for U3 Devices
Package KeePass for Preinstalled Environments (PE)

Need it in another language? 42 languages!!

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I suggest that if you aren't currently using a password manager that you download and use Keepass today!

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