Password Safe is a free and open source software

Free and open source software

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 program for storing password

Password

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s in Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

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. A beta version is also available for Ubuntu

Ubuntu (operating system)

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 and Debian

Debian

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 operating systems. A Java-based version is also available on SourceForge.

Design

After filling in the master password the user has access to all account data entered and saved previously. The data can be organized by categories, searched, and sorted based on references which are easy for the user to remember. The key combination Ctrl+C copies the password of a selected account into the clipboard, Ctrl+U copies user ID. The program can be set to minimize automatically after a period of idle time and clears the clipboard. It is possible to compare and synchronize two different password databases.

History

The program was initiated by Bruce Schneier

Bruce Schneier

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 at Counterpane Systems, and is now hosted on SourceForge

SourceForge

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 and developed by a group of volunteers.

See also

• 1Login
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  Apple Keychain
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• Billeo
  Billeo
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• Clickpass
• Clipperz
• Facebook Connect
• Gigya
  Gigya
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• iMacros for Firefox
  IMacros
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• Just1Key
• KeePass
  KeePass
  KeePass Password Safe is an open-source password management utility for Microsoft Windows, with unofficial ports for Linux, Mac OS X, and a variety of other systems.-Cryptography:...
  
  
• KeePassX
• LastPass
  LastPass
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• Logaway
• Mitto
  Mitto
  Mitto is a free online password management site that works on any standards-compliant web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. For website passwords, Mitto can automatically log users in through an online interface, through a special bookmarklet, or through...
  
  
• OpenID
  OpenID
  OpenID is an open standard that describes how users can be authenticated in a decentralized manner, eliminating the need for services to provide their own ad hoc systems and allowing users to consolidate their digital identities...
  
  
• Pageonce
  Pageonce
  Pageonce develops mobile applications to help consumers manage and simplify their daily financial lives. Pageonce has its own account aggregation technology unlike other services that license their account aggregation technology from Yodlee...
  
  
• Passpack
• Roboform
  Roboform
  RoboForm is a password management and web form filling program that automates password entering and form filling, developed by Siber Systems, Inc. It is available for many web browsers, including Internet Explorer , Firefox, Google Chrome, as well as support for mobile devices such as Palm, Pocket...
  
  
• SplashID
• Sticky Password Manager
  Sticky Password Manager
  Sticky Password Manager is a form filler and password management program. It allows computer users to create and manage their passwords and other data that is typically entered into online forms. Sticky Password remembers and automatically fills in login, password and other personal data fields...
  
  

External links

• Password Safe at SourceForge
  SourceForge
  SourceForge Enterprise Edition is a collaborative revision control and software development management system. It provides a front-end to a range of software development lifecycle services and integrates with a number of free software / open source software applications .While originally itself...
  
  
• SourceForge project page