KeePass Password Safe Portable 1.17

KeePass Password Safe Portable 1.17 is a portable application which is created with the aim to help you securely carry your email, internet and other passwords with you. You can place it on your USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive or a CD and use it on any computer, without leaving any personal information behind.

Major Features:

1. Strong Security
   • KeePass supports the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES, Rijndael) and the Twofish algorithms to encrypt its password databases.
   • Both of these ciphers are regarded as very secure by the cryptography community. Banks are using these algorithms for example, too.
   • Even if you would use all computers in the world to attack one database, decrypting it would take longer than the age of the universe.
   • Even quantum computers won't help that much. The algorithms are symmetric so its complexity would be reduced a bit, anyway, the sun will go nova before you have decrypted the database.
   • The complete database is encrypted, not only the password fields. So your usernames, notes, etc. are protected, too.
2. Multiple User Keys
   • One master password decrypts the complete database.
   • Alternatively you can use key files. Key files provide better security than master passwords in most cases. You only have to carry the key file with you, for example on a floppy disk, USB stick, or you can burn it onto a CD. Of course, you shouldn't lose this disk then.
   • For even more security you can combine the above two methods: the database then requires the key file and the password in order to be unlocked. Even if you lose your key file, the database would remain secure.
   • [2.x] Additionally, you can lock the database to the current Windows user account. The database can then only be opened by the same person who created it.
3. Portable and No Installation Required, Accessibility
   • KeePass is portable: it can be carried on an USB stick and runs on Windows systems without being installed.
   • Installer packages are available, too, for the ones who like to have shortcuts in their Windows start menu and on the desktop.
   • KeePass doesn't store anything on your system. The program doesn't create any new registry keys and it doesn't create any initialization files (INI) in your Windows directory. Deleting the KeePass directory (in case you downloaded the binary ZIP package) or using the uninstaller (in case you downloaded the installer package) leaves no trace of KeePass on your system.
4.  Export To TXT, HTML, XML and CSV Files
   • The password list can be exported to various formats like TXT, HTML, XML and CSV.
   • The XML output can be easily used in other applications.
   • The HTML output uses cascading style sheets (CSS) to format the table, so you can easily change the layout.
   • The CSV output is fully compatible with most other password safes like the commercial closed-source Password Keeper and the closed-source Password Agent, also the CSVs can be imported by spreadsheet applications like Microsofts Excel or OpenOffice's Calc.
   • Many other file formats are supported through KeePass plugins.
5.  Import From Many File Formats
   • KeePass uses the common CSV export format of various passwords safes like Password Keeper and Password Agent. Exports from these programs can be easily imported to your KeePass databases.
   • KeePass can parse and import TXT outputs of CodeWalletPro, a commercial closed-source password safe.
   • KeePass can import TXT files created by Bruce Schneier's Password Safe v2.
6. Easy Database Transfer
   • A password database consists of only one file that can be transferred from one computer to another easily.
7. Support of Password Groups
   • You can create, modify and delete groups, in which passwords can be sorted into.
   • The groups can be arranged as a tree, so a group can have subgroups, those subgroups can have subgroups themselves, etc.
8. Time Fields and Entry Attachments
   • KeePass supports time fields: creation time, last modification time, last access time and expiration time.
   • You can attach files to password entries (useful to store PGP signature files in KeePass for example).
9.  Auto-Type, Global Auto-Type Hot Key and Drag&Drop
   • KeePass can minimize itself and type the information of the currently selected entry into dialogs, webforms, etc. Of course, the typing-sequence is 100% user-customizable, read the documentation file for more.
   • KeePass features a global auto-type hot key. When KeePass is running in the background (with opened database) and you press the hot key, it looks up the correct entry and executes its auto-type sequence.
   • All fields, title, username, password, URL and notes can be drag&dropped into other windows.
10.  Intuitive and Secure Windows Clipboard Handling
    • Just double-click on any field of the password list to copy its value to the Windows clipboard.
    • Timed clipboard clearing: KeePass can clear the clipboard automatically some time after you've copied one of your passwords into it.
11.  Searching and Sorting
    • You can search for specific entries in the databases.
    • To sort a password group, just click on one of the column headers in the password list, you can sort by any column.
12.  Multi-Language Support
    • KeePass can be translated into other languages very easily.
    • Over 30 different languages are available!
    • See the translations page.
13.  Strong Random Password Generator
    • KeePass can generate strong random passwords for you.
    • You can define the possible output characters of the generator (number of characters and type).
    • Random seeding through user input: mouse movement and random keyboard input.
14. Plugin Architecture
    • Other people can write plugins for KeePass.
    • Plugins can extend the functionality of KeePass, like providing additional import/export methods for other file formats.
15. Open Source!
    • KeePass free and you have full access to its source code!
    • Open Source prevents backdoors. You can have a look at its source code and compile it yourself.
    • You can yourself check if the security is implemented correctly, you can, if you want, use any other encryption algorithm.
    • Opening the sources also encourages other people to port the application to other systems (PocketPC version already in development) or write translations.
    • KeePass is OSI Certified Open Source Software. OSI Certified is a certification mark of the Open Source Initiative. 

Enhancements:

•  New Features:
• • Added option to use file transactions when writing databases (enabled by default; writing to a temporary file and replacing the actual file afterwards avoids data loss when KeePass is prevented from saving the database completely).
  • Added high DPI support.
  • The Ctrl+E shortcut key now jumps to the quick search box.
  • In the main entry list, backup entries are now rendered with green text color.
  • Menus are now rendered with gradient item backgrounds.
  • Added support for detecting KeePass 2.08 and higher KDBX database files.
  • Added {GOOGLECHROME} placeholder, which is replaced by the executable path of Google Chrome, if installed.
  • Added '--auto-type' command line option.
  • Added '--lock-all' and '--unlock-all' command line options to lock/unlock the workspaces of all other KeePass instances.
  • Added 'KeeConfigFileOverrideGlobal' and 'KeeConfigFileOverrideUser' configuration options to change the locations of the configuration files.
  • On Windows 7, KeePass now shows a 'locked' overlay icon on the taskbar button when the database is locked.
  • On Windows 7, when opening/saving a database, the taskbar button is now animated using an indeterminate progress bar.
• Improvements:
• • Most broadcasted Windows messages do not wait for hanging applications anymore.
  • Improved multi-byte characters support in entry details view.
  • Improved toolbar updating after restoring from tray.
  • Improved naming of options to clarify their meaning.
  • Improved tray icon updating.
  • Improved behavior on KDBX error.
  • Upgraded installer.
  • Various performance improvements.
  • Various code optimizations.
  • Minor other improvements.

Requirements:

• Windows 98 / 98SE / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 7 / Wine, each 32-bit and 64-bit.