Password Safe (Twofish) V3.23    Suggested by Michael - Updated by webfork on 7 Aug 2010 4MB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (2519) Website - Screenshot - Download - Comments (10) - Post comment - Permalink

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 Tet: really good prog.. cause of the simplicity
been using it for years [2007-04-06 01:26]

 Donald: With this program you only have to remember one password. That is the password to access Password Safe. You can not beat it. [2007-05-06 15:51]

 pat: Similarity to Password Gorilla explained.
Based on the same software, which was originally developed by Counterpane Labs,Password Gorilla is an independent alternative to Password Safe. They look the same, but while Password Safe is an excellent piece of free software, it is only available for the Microsoft Windows platform. Password Gorilla is compatible with most major operating systems, including Apple Macintosh OS X and diverse flavors of Unix.
Use Password Safe if You work only on Windows PC's or choose Password Gorilla if you want to run the same program to run on other OS as well. [2007-05-22 06:13]

 hoboguy: While it is true that this is a windows only program I don't have any problems running it under linux with wine installed. Also there is a linux alternative that uses the same database as this one, called MyPasswordSafe. They both are pretty much the same program, they act just a tad different but nothing to noticable. Hope this helps. [2007-05-30 23:12]

 Mike: Use caution!

Um, don't follow the example use-case:
"You can copy a password into the clipboard and paste it directly into your application...."

If you copy your password to the clipboard, it's immediately available to all programs running on your system. Writing a trojan to monitor clipboard content and stash it away for later retrieval is a trivial exercise...

I'd use the AutoType feature, which should be no less secure than typing it by hand. Your password can still be picked up by keyboard loggers, but the only way to avoid that is to scan your Windows system regularly for known trojans, or better yet, only install software that you can verify (or have verified for you), such as from trusted vendors and open source code. [2008-01-29 21:02]

 Midas: On account of simplicity, open source and safety, I much prefer Keepass: http://portablefreeware.com/?id=194 [2008-02-29 03:33]

 SomeGuy: Heres something bad about password managers, if an advanced password cracker cracked your master password, it would know all of your other passwords, then all of your accounts would be hacked. [2008-08-06 09:51]

 @SomeGuy: But isn't that a better alternative than a user who uses sticky notes? Secure password programs are a much better alternative. [2009-02-24 07:17]

 James Curran: @Mike: Clipboard vs. AutoType - both cracks involve a trojan running on you local machine (under your security access). If you have a trojan on your system, your screwed -- period. Also, just putting something on your clipboard doesn't give your trojan clipboard logger any info about what object that text is the password for (or even that it is a password).
@SomeGuy - The hacker would need both a very sophisticate password cracker -and- physical access to your entire password file. The random guy who finds your lost thumbdrive is unlikely to have the expertise (He's unlikely even to realize that the innoculous file on the thumb drive holds your passwords) [2009-12-09 15:13]

 Silver: @SomeGuy

It's very very hard to crack the password anyway as long as it's random and long. My own password is all random and is 20 characters long so I'm sure at least it will take a very very very long time before they can crack it. However, if quantum computer comes along...... we would all be screwed. [2010-05-24 02:50]

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