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Description
KeePassX is a tool to store and manage passwords. It is freely available for Linux/MacOS/Windows from http://www.keepassx.org/.
How KeePassX works
- KeePassX can create/open/edit/save password-databases.
- A password-database is basically an encrypted file, where you can store your various usernames/passwords/URLs.
- A password-database can only be opened if you know the Master-Password. The Master Password is the key to all your stored passwords.
- If you forgot your Master-Password, you cannot access your stored passwords anymore.
- Encryption- either the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or the Twofish algorithm are used for encryption of the database in 256 bit sized increments
All features: http://www.keepassx.org/features/
Using KeePassX
- Start KeePassX:
Ubuntu / Thinlinc: Applications > Accessoires > KeePassX
- command line: keepassx
- Windows: Start Menu
- You can use the same password database on different computers if they have KeePassX installed.
- when opening KeePassX with a database, you will be asked for the master password of the file.
- when a password database is open, KeePassX "locks itself" after a certain amount of time. After that you have to unlock the file again with your master password.
you can hide/view usernames and passwords by clicking on "View" --> "Hide Usernames" and "View" --> "Hide Passwords"
- you can right-click on an entry and choose "Copy Username to Clipboard" or "Copy Password to Clipboard". You can then paste the password. After a few seconds, the password is no longer stored in the Clipboard.
Creating a Password Database
Click on "File" --> "New Database..."
- you will be prompted to set a master key. Input your master password (the master password for all your other stored passwords). Then click "OK"
- repeat your master password. click "OK".
- chose a group. (Standard choices are Internet of eMail. You can also create your own groups).
click on "Entries" --> "Add New Entry..."
- Input the information you need
- Title: a short description of the entry
- Username: your username
- URL: on what homepage do you need the password
- Password: your password
- Repeat: repeat your password
- Comment: a longer description of the entry
click on "File" --> "Save Database"
- chose a location and a name for your password database. click "OK"