For the past couple of years I’ve been using Password Safe, a tool originally written by Bruce Schneier. I’ve stuck with it mainly because I appreciate being able to run it from a usb keychain. It’s a simple .exe and works very well. However it only runs on Windows, a drawback to an iBook owner.
Enter Keepass. It has all the features I like about Password Safe. It’s a small executable, with no install necessary to run it. It’s got a multitude of features and includes a really nice password generator.
Password Safe is vulnerable to keylogger attacks. What isn’t? Keepass gives you a couple of options to help prevent snooping. It allows you to place a key on a disc, to further secure your database. You need to insert the disc, to access your db. Combined with a strong password this is good security. There is also an on-screen keyboard plugin, for the real paranoid.
Keepass:
http://keepass.sourceforge.net/index.php
Password Safe:
http://www.schneier.com/passsafe.html
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