KeePassX is a tool designed for those of you who have extremly high demands on secure personal data management. KeePassX has a light interface, is cross platform and published under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
KeePassX saves many different information e.g. user names, passwords, urls, attachments and comments in one single database. For a better management user-defined titles and icons can be specified for each single entry.
Furthermore the entries are sorted in groups, which are customizable as well. The integrated search function allows to search in a single group or the complete database.
KeePassX offers a little utility for secure password generation.The password generator is very fast, customizable, and easy to use. someone who generates passwords frequently will definitely appreciate this feature.
The complete database is always encrypted either with AES (alias Rijndael) or Twofish encryption algorithm using a 256 bit key. Therefore the saved information can be considered as quite safe. KeePassX uses a database format that is compatibel with KeePass Password Safe. This makes the use of that application even more favourable.
Originally KeePassX was called KeePass/L for Linux since it was a port of Windows password manager Keepass Password Safe.
After KeePass/L became a cross platform application the name was not appropriate anymore and therefore, on 22 March 2006 it has been changed.
Here are some key features of "KeePassX":
Extensive management- title for each entry for its better identification:
· possibility to determine different expiration dates
· insertion of attachments
· user-defined symbols for groups and entries
· fast entry dublication
· sorting entries in groups
Search function:
· search either in specific groups or in complete database
· Autofill (experimental)
Database security:
· access to the KeePassX database is granted either with a password, a key-file (e.g. a CD or a memory-stick) or even both.
Automatic generation of secure passwords:
· extremly customizable password generator for fast and easy creation of secure passwords
· Precaution features- quality indicator for chosen passwords- hiding all passwords behind asterisks
Encryption- either the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or the Twofish algorithm are used:
· encryption of the database in 256 bit sized increments
Import and export of entries:
· import from PwManager (*.pwm) and KWallet (*.xml) files- export as textfile (*.txt)
Operating system independent:
· KeePassX is cross platform, so are the databases, as well
Requirements:
· Qt
· GLibC
· libXtst
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Added pronounceable password generator
· Added action "Copy URL to Clipboard"
· Added "Tools" button to EditEntryDlg: Window List and Auto-Type sequence
· Improved Auto-Typing: ability to type all unicode characters
· Added option to save database after every change
· Associate KeePassX with *.kdb files on Linux and Mac OS
· Display warning when opening a database that is already opened
· Distinguish between adding groups and subgroups (Bug #2194057)
· Store list of preferred characters in password generator (Bug #2432748)
· Implemented backup feature
· Don't include entries from "Backup" group in search results
· Added menu action to sort groups (Bug #2268672)
· Clear Klipper history when clearing clipboard
· Use serif font for all password fields (Bug #2594868)
· Redesigned the Settings dialog and added ability to select language
· Added Finnish, Gallican, Italian, Norwegian and Turkish translations
· Cache and protect MasterKey speeds up saving database
· Added 2 new password generator options
· Changed default config filename to "config.ini"
· XDG compliant config location on Linux
· Fixed: Crash on saving a database (Bug #1955677)
· Fixed: Unnamed Database saved as ".kdb" (Bugs #2109972, #2118340)
· Fixed: Date of Modification isn't updated (Bugs #2108658, #2121768)
· Fixed: Cannot open DB from KeePassX 0.2.2 (Bug #2535569)
· Fixed: Predefined expire times don't work (Bug #2109987)
· Fixed: Sorting isn't consistent (Bug #2108655)
· Fixed: KeepassX fails to lock itself after Ctrl-V (Bug #2106604)
· Fixed: Position of main window not properly restored (Bugs #2090649, #2371738, #2336064)
· Fixed: No password generated using list of very special characters (Bug #2230887)
· Fixed: Crash if minimize to systray with locked workbench on Mac OS (Bug #2482531)
· Fixed: Exports aren't sorted consistently (Bug #2108661)
· Fixed: Sudden exit on bookmarking a new (not saved) file (Bug #2599802)
· Fixed: -min parameter is sometimes ignored (Debian Bug #514414)
· Fixed: Cloned entries are not immediately sorted
· Fixed: Crash when moving entry to another group (Bug #2644545)
· Fixed: Different qm files in different paths, no overruling (Bug #2657158)
· Improved the initialization of the Windows RNG and fallback random number source (Bug #2091784)
· Improved Mac OS bundle information (Bugs #2096992, #1921260)
· Improve tab order in many dialogs (Bug #2130397)
· Added nostrip qmake option