Locking Down Your Passwords with KeePass

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Voilá, you're done! KeePass is easy to use and does its job of protecting your passwords and personal data. The encryption algorithm is watertight enough to prevent advanced hackers with decryption programming know-how from cracking the code for at least a few years.

  1. Make regular backups of your KeePass database. If the USB flash drive fails, you won't be able to recover anything.
  2. The same thing applies when running KeePass from your hard drive: Make backups of the database regularly. The probability that somebody could steal your password database and crack it is by far smaller than the risk of a hard drive crash.
  3. Never forget the master password.
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Patrick Schmid
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.