Locking Down Your Passwords with KeePass

KeePass Password Safe

It is OSI (Open Source Initiative) certified, too, and does not have to be installed. Thus, there is neither .net framework nor special DLLs to worry about. As a result, it can be easily executed from any location as well.

KeePass uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or the Twofish algorithm in order to encrypt the password database in 128 bit sized increments. In addition to the passwords, the complete database is encrypted; any data you might want to encrypt can be considered reasonably safe.

Access to the KeePass database is granted either with a key-disk (a floppy disk or CD containing the password file) or with a master password.

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Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.