Executive Summary:
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KeePass is a lightweight, open-source password manager or safe. |
| This password manager encrypts your passwords for storage in a database "vault." |
| Portable password management options include saving KeePass to a USB flash drive for use on public computers. |
| KeePass helps you create strong, secure passwords by using random password-seeding techniques.
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As a security administrator, you might have to keep track of passwords to many different systems, but storing them in a spreadsheet or simple database isn't the most secure solution. A better alternative is a password manager or safe, which securely stores passwords in a separate, encrypted file. KeePass Password Safe is an open-source password manager that's feature-rich, multiplatform, and easy to use. Let's take a look at how KeePass works and how to get started using it—you might decide that this is a tool well worth having. . . .
Check out http://keepass.info/download.html for links to all of the ports.
I use the PocketPC and OS X ports all the time and they work great. It is really nice to be able to access my passwords on any OS I encounter.
-Joe
http://joe.galactik.com
josephmdavis July 16, 2007 (Article Rating: