How to use KeePass and protect your passwords? KeePass is a complex password manager and generator, as well as the best program for storing and conveniently using Keepass passwords.

I heard that KeePass can be hacked. Tell me the right way use KeePass. How tune and how to protect your passwords so that they are not hacked?

The question is good. As you understand, I will not talk about how to choose best manager passwords, we did all this in previous articles. In this article, I will try to describe in detail all the intricacies of setting up and using the KeePass password manager.

• KeePass password manager
• Download KeePass
  • Versions of KeePass

KeePass plugins

How to hack KeePass

KeePass password manager

KeePass Password Safe - free utility(password manager), the program allows you to store all your passwords using one master password.

The application supports Advanced Encryption Standard (AES (256-bit), Rijndael) and Twofish encryption algorithms. There is a portable version that does not need to be installed and can be stored on a flash drive. In addition, the utility has been translated into 40 languages. The program supports exporting the password database to different formats TXT, HTML, etc., as well as importing from different formats.

Download KeePass

There are several fraudulent sites on the Internet that, under the guise of the KeyPass program, offer to download fake malware for money. One such site is _keepass.de. This site has nothing to do with the KeePass developer.

You can download KeePass from the official website using these links. Version for:

Versions of KeePass

What is the difference between the Classic, Professional and Portable versions?

• Classic Edition is the light version.
• Professional Edition - more functional version. Cross-platform. It can work without recompilation in Linux, Mac OS X. For this version to work, you need it installed on your computer. NET Framework.
• KeePass portable this version does not require installation and can be run from a flash drive and from the archive.

How to Russify KeePass

Russification of KeePass is not a complicated process. To download the localizer, go to the official page of translations.

Download the translation you need. In our case, this is Russian. Unzip the "Russian.lngx" file and place it in the program folder.

After that, run the program, go to the tab View (View) and in the drop-down menu, select the option Change Laguage (Change language).

In the window that appears, select the added language. In my case it is Russian.

KeePass Russification

The program will prompt you to restart, after which the program interface will be in Russian.

There are a huge number of users who use this password manager, but not everyone knows how to properly configure the program. And setting in the case of this program is a very important matter. Correct setting help protect your passwords.

Safety

On the Security tab, there are a few very important settings that need to be noted.

• Block on idle
• Block on general inactivity
• Auto clear clipboard
• Block when using remote access
• etc.

See the figure below, where I have marked the most important settings that need to be checked in order to ensure better protection password manager.

Everything else is up to you.

Politics

On the "Policy" tab, you can allow or deny certain operations. Such as:

• Printout of passwords
• Export information
• Copying information
• Changing the master password
• etc.

KeePass Setup: Policy

In this tab, you can disable everything depending on your needs. For example, if you do not need to print information from the program, you can safely disable this option by unchecking the box. The same goes for using plugins and exporting records.

The more unnecessary you disable in this tab, the more secure the password manager and the passwords you store in it will be.

Additionally

On the "Advanced" tab there are quite a few very important settings, such as:

• Remembering and automatically opening a recently opened password file
• Automatic key file search
• Remembering the directory where the password file was last located.
• etc.

KeePass setup: Advanced

You need to use KeePass correctly. Here are the basic rules to follow when using a password manager:

1. The first and most important rule is to never use a light password to access a password file.
2. Do not use the KeePass master password on other sites and services. Original password for KeePass only.
3. Always have two copies of the password file on different media in case of loss or theft. And in different places, apartments, houses in case of fire.
4. Never keep a password file on your desktop.
5. Do not use additional password manager plugins.
6. Do not leave the password manager open for a long time.

KeePass plugins

Now about plugins. There are a huge number of plugins that you can download on the official

Hi all! Surely many have forgotten their password from any site, social account. network, or even an electronic wallet. Such is the nature of our brain and memory - gradually everything is forgotten, both unimportant and very important. Some write down all their passwords in a notepad, others use computer text editors, and someone even created one single password for all their accounts on the network (highly not recommended). However, all these methods are very inefficient and have a number of disadvantages.

KeePass password manager

In this article I will talk about one wonderful program - KeePass, which allows you to store all your passwords, and it will be possible to open it by entering a single password (master password). After saving the password from your account or the login page in the database, you will no longer have to re-enter your login and password - it will be inserted automatically. You should not worry about the security of the utility - AES (256-bit) and Rijndael encryption algorithms are used, which cannot be cracked.

Important: the KeePass program is free, it supports the Russian language, and in addition to it, 40 more languages. It is possible to install a portable version that can be conveniently stored on a USB flash drive, thus further increasing security. The utility supports various password export formats, so it can be combined with other password vaults.

How to download KeePass

In this chapter, we will look at how to download KeePass from the official website in Russian. I recommend that all programs related to the security of your computer, or the data stored on them, be downloaded exclusively from official developer sites. Using torrents or third-party repositories, you run the risk of not only picking up a virus on your PC, but even worse, leaking all passwords to intruders.

So, Download program you can from their website keepass.info absolutely free. Just copy the address and paste it into your browser's search bar.

In the window that opens, on the left in the menu, click on Downloads, the following window appears:

In it, we select a more recent version, in this case 2.38. On the left are shortcuts for installing the program, on the right - for downloading portable version. Consider the second download option. Click on the download icon.

Save file archive:

Unpack it to a suitable place on a computer or USB flash drive. Now you can run the program and use it, if, of course, you are fluent in English. If not, you need to Russification KeePass.

Russification KeePass

For Russification, KeePass again goes to home page official site keepass.info and select Translation in the left menu column.

In the list that appears, select the language we need, and download the crack from the second column (because we have the latest version of the program).

Unzip the file English.lngx and put this file in the Languages ​​folder of our program.

Now launch KeePass and from the View menu select Change language

In the window that appears, click on Russian (Russian), after which our KeePass program will start working in Russian.

Program settings

Before you start working with the KeePass program, you must first properly configure it in order to increase security and make your use more efficient and comfortable.

Safety

Open Service - Options, and on the Security tab, check the following items.

In the future, after using the program a little, you will be able to understand which functions are better to change or tweak to suit your needs.

Politics

In this options tab, you can disable all unnecessary features. For example, if you do not print data from KeePass, then the corresponding checkbox can be unchecked. The fewer functions you have allowed, the more secure the program will be.

Additionally

Here we leave almost as it was by default, with the exception of the Remember item and automatically open the latest password database on startup. For security reasons, it is better to uncheck this item.

Considering that KeePass is responsible for storing all your passwords and keys, you must use this program very carefully, following some rules and recommendations:

• You must use a complex password to access KeePass passwords.
• The master password must not be used among the passwords stored in the program.
• Make at least two copies of the KeePass program with password files so that your data is not lost forever in the event of a computer breakdown or loss of a flash drive.
• Never keep a KeePass file on your desktop. If it is stored on the computer, then hide it as far as possible, just be careful not to delete this file with the entire folder.
• KeePass passwords should not be left open for long periods of time.

How to use KeePass

So, we have considered the setup of the KeePass program. Now let's figure out how use passwords with KeePass. So first we need to create common file keys. It will store all our created passwords, and this file can be transferred to any medium.

Next, we invent and introduce a reliable master key, repeat input. This key can be written somewhere so as not to forget or lose.

In the database parameters, you can not change anything yet, later you can configure it as you wish.

Next, select the category for which we will create the key, in this case the Internet. Click on the Add Entry icon at the top.

In the entry, enter its name (you can just use the site address), our account login and password twice (from the site, not the master key). Specify the site address in the URL link. Click on OK.

That's it, now the login and password for the site are saved in the key file. To extract it, you can simply copy the data and paste it into the authorization window on the site. But I prefer an easier way - after opening the site, I go to KeePass and select desired file, click on Run Autodial. The data will be automatically entered in the login and password field, and you will be logged into the site.

I hope that everything is clear and accessible, and you will be able to use KeePass without any problems, which will greatly simplify your work with a computer, in particular on the Internet.

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. Not so long ago, I wrote about my problem with , who got there by stealing passwords from my favorite FTP manager Filezila.

The program itself is not very bad, but the authorization data entered in it is stored in clear text - I don’t want to take it. And in browsers, not everything is so cloudless with the storage of data entered into them. In this regard, I took care to find a way to solve the problem. secure storage of passwords.

Probably many of you are already using some kind of password manager. But I just now bothered to look for such a softina and my choice fell on KeePass. This program has a built-in generator of complex combinations, stores them in an encrypted database, and quite conveniently allows you to insert them into browsers, FTP managers and other software.

In addition, Kipas is free and has an open source, which allows you to believe in the reliability of storing your confidential data in this particular program (any person who is knowledgeable in programming could have brought it to clean water since 2003, however, since this did not happen, then you can trust this software 100%).

Installing and configuring the KeePass password manager

In the field of data encryption, open source is more of a plus than a minus (TrueCrypt, which I wrote about in an article about, is proof of this). Of course, this program has a lot of paid and free analogues, which some of you probably use in your daily practice, but in terms of a combination of factors, I most of all this moment I liked KeePass.

Among other things, third-party developers release plug-ins for it, which, for example, can integrate this manager with popular browsers to improve security and convenience of storing passwords in them. Although, in Kipas, by default, there is such a tool as Auto-selection (AutoType).

Those. you just put the cursor in the first line of the authorization form on the site or any program, and then press the key combination Ctrl + Alt + A, and if you are concerned about creating a profile in KeePass for this page or software, then the form will be successfully filled with a login and a password, and the entered data will not remain in or in any other places accessible to malware.

Of course, no one guarantees absolute reliability, but by setting up this password manager, you can minimize the risk of interception and theft of important data. For example, the copied data lives in the clipboard for the number of seconds you specified, the program can block access to its database (turn on the lock) after certain time and after certain actions.

In general, let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages of this generator and custodian of important data along the way. Download KeePass is completely free on this page, but you will immediately have to choose between a simplified version 1..., which does not require Microsoft.NET (or Mono in free software) to work, and version 2..., which needs this framework, but its functionality is much wider, and it can work not only under Windows, but also under Linux, Mac OS X, BSD and other Linux-like systems. See more.

By the way, the full name of this password keeper sounds like KeePass Password Safe, and in addition to the division into versions described just above, it also has a division according to the type of installation of the program: regular and portable ( Portable Kipas).

The second option, in my opinion, is preferable, because without having any disadvantages before full version, does not leave any traces behind itself in the operating system and can live quietly on a flash drive (it would be desirable to periodically duplicate it in order to avoid losing everything at once).

Actually, I use the portable version. For Russification or Ukrainianization of the interface of this password generator, it will be enough to download the translation file for the version you are using from this page and copy it to the folder with the program (in the case of the Portable version). Then go into it and go from the top menu along the path: "View" - "Change Language". In the window that opens, select your language, Kipas will reboot and the desired language will be applied to the interface.

Where to start? FROM creating a new base. They can be created unlimited quantity, for example, when several people work on a computer and everyone will have their own set of complex KeePass-generated passwords that no other user will have access to. In most cases, you can get by with one base, because it will be difficult to remember several master keys from them.

To do this, click on an empty sheet on the toolbar of this manager (or select from the menu "File" - "New"):

If you have a portable version, then it makes sense to save the database to the folder with the program (on a USB flash drive). If the version of the manager is full or you copied Portable to drive C, then in no case throw the file with the base there, because if it fails or is restored from the image, it can rest in the Bose along with all the priceless passwords.

It can be placed, for example, in, so that you always have the opportunity to pull a copy from the Internet. You should not be afraid for its safety, because the data in it is encrypted in a very reliable way.

In the next step, you will be asked how secure access to stored passwords should be. This will be expressed in how many stages of authorization you choose in the composite key window to access the database:

Access to the encrypted database in Kipas can be closed with as many as three barriers:

1. Master key to enter the manager (you will have to remember it or write it down, because without it ...)
2. Key file - choose, for example, on your computer, or better a flash drive, some inconspicuous file (best of all among a bunch of similar ones) and say that it will now be the key one. It can also be created on purpose. But be sure to copy it to a few more places (another flash drive, HDD(but not in C) or in cloud storage on like Yandex Disk or Dropbox, because if it is lost ...)

You can even link this password storage program to your Windows account, although if you use the portable version of KeePass on a flash drive, this will be superfluous, because you will not open this password manager on another computer (you will not get access to the encrypted database). If you plan to work from only one computer, then linking to an account will further increase the security of the databases.

But remember that adding any new device will change this very account and problems will arise. At least that's what happened to me after the change. motherboard. So be careful with this option.

Next, you will be prompted to change some settings created base . You can, for example, increase the strength of the encryption method used by increasing the number of cycles (passes), but this will somewhat (not significantly) slow down its opening and saving data into it:

It will be possible to enable or disable databases to reduce the size it occupies, as well as decide whether or not to use the "Basket" built into this manager, where deleted profiles will fall.

On the “Advanced” tab, you can ask the program to remind you of the need to change the master key after a certain number of days (if paranoia has already covered and you have started setting up the password manager, then periodically changing the key will not seem superfluous).

At the end of this process, you will be taken to the tab with your newly created database for passwords and logins (they are located on the horizontal strip of tabs), where you will find folders and profile examples carefully created for you by the KeePass keeper:

You are free to remove all this demo wealth in order to clean slate build your well thought out hierarchical tree in this generator and keeper. Well, I told you the most difficult part, and then you yourself ... It's clear that I'm joking, because there is still a lot of text below. I will try to tell in all the details about what I still managed to figure out.

Password generator and keeper with their convenient insertion

My main task was to customize the most safe work with the FileZilla FTP manager, as well as convenient and secure storage of passwords from money programs (, for example) and money sites (, or no less popular or). Well, there are also a lot of sites, the passwords of which should not be known to attackers.

There is also the problem of hacking mail, where letters with passwords and logins to all this wealth are often stored, but, firstly, I focus on my own, more or less important, because there is a link to my computer and using SMS sent to my cell . Secondly, I periodically delete all mail from there in order to avoid ...

I’ll make a reservation right away - why start this whole circus with the creation complex passwords and storing them in encrypted form. After all, there are password managers in the same FTP clients, and browsers are not offended by such tools. Waste of time? Not at all. Do you have Filezilla on your computer? And now go along this path:

C:\Users\[account name]\AppData\Roaming\FileZilla\sitemanager.xml

Or this in the case of old XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\[account name]\Application Data\FileZilla\sitemanager.xml

This file can be opened, for example, in my favorite . And what do we have? And we have a complete set of passwords saved in this program, which absolutely not protected from theft, because the file is not encrypted, and its location is the same for 99.99% of computers.

And a little earlier I scolded my beloved for this. Take it - I don't want to.

Think browsers are better? Well, maybe a little, but if you type queries in the search how to find password in opera, then you will probably get an answer that they are stored in the wand.dat file, which is not difficult to find in the directory c:\Users\account name\AppData\Roaming\Opera\ .

Well, the freely distributed Unwand program will help to open its contents. As a result, you will get a list that you can copy everything into the same Notepad ++, and use the built-in search to find all the passwords you are interested in.

He himself used this opportunity more than once to search for a password and login that was not recorded anywhere, but remembered. I can’t speak for other browsers (it’s possible that passwords are encrypted somewhere and this is done securely), but most likely the situation is not very optimistic. Therefore, I decided to remove all important profiles from the managers built into browsers, transferring them first to KeePass.

In general, something like convenient and secure storage and generation of passwords I managed to organize. I didn’t manage to figure out something, but here I hope for you - suddenly someone knows English well and understood the essence that I didn’t understand.

So, first you need to think over the structure of the hierarchical tree in Kipas. New subfolders are created using the context menu of the parent folder:

Although, you can then use the mouse to drag folders into other directories as you like. After creating the structure, you can start creating profiles in this manager. To do this, there is a special shortcut on the KeePass toolbar.

Go to desired folder in the left panel, and then click on this shortcut with the key, or in the right panel from the context menu, select the "Add Entry" item:

A window will open with a number of tabs. The main fields to fill in are on the first tab:

In most cases, the “Name” field must be filled in with the name of this password profile, but sometimes not (more on that later). In the "Name" field, enter the login, and in the next two - the password. If you are filling out a Kipas profile for an existing account, then password generator you will not need it, but if you are registering on any site or program at the same time, then you will simply have to create a complex and hack-resistant code.

For this purpose, in Kipas there is a tool for auto-generation of passwords for a new account (its complexity can be assessed in the “Quality” line), which can be configured using a button with a key and a gear called “Password Generation”, which you will find at the end of the “Repeat” line.

The same tool to create passwords of any complexity will be available to you from the top menu of the manager: "Service" - "Generator":

As you can see from the screenshot, you are free to set the length of the generated password in characters, as well as very finely tune which of the possible characters will be involved in the generation. Approximate options for the generated codes can be seen on the "View" tab.

The tool is quite powerful and passwords can be created over complex, but you still won’t need to memorize them, and you won’t even have to type them on the keyboard - the smart KeePass manager will do everything for you, and thanks for that.

To ensure that all the settings you make here are always applied to the automatically generated passwords of the new profile, just click on the blue floppy disk at the end of the "Profile" line and select the option to save "Autogenerated passwords for new entries".

Close the generator settings window and fill in the remaining fields "Link" and "Comments". For sites, filling them out will be prosaic, but for programs, for convenience, you will need to insert the path to executable file this software (for example, so cmd://"C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe"), and in the comments for information about it (see the example with Filezilla a little lower in the text). All? An, no.

The most interesting thing about the Kipas manager is that the passwords entered into it can be automatically inserted using the Ctrl + Alt + A hot keys already mentioned just above (well, or more difficult - Ctrl + U and Ctrl + V). However, in order for all this splendor to work, you will now need to spend a little time setting it up, so immediately in the new task window, go to the tab "Autodial":

What kind of animal? This thing allows you to explain to the program exactly where to insert the login and password on the required page of the site or the program window. Imagine that you put the mouse cursor in the initial field of the authorization form, which in most cases will consist of two fields for entering a login and a password, respectively. Then press Ctrl+Alt+A and these fields are automatically filled in by KeePass. But in fact it obeys the rule:

(USERNAME)(TAB)(PASSWORD)(ENTER)

This means the following. The contents of the “Name” line are entered in the first field, then pressing the “Tab” key on the keyboard is simulated, which provokes a transition to the next field of the authorization form, where the password is inserted, and then pressing Enter on the keyboard is simulated. As a result, you successfully enter the site or program. Shaitanama.

This is a standard combination that will work on most sites, but not all. I once wrote where I mentioned the popular Direct / Advert service. The teaser is wonderful, but now it’s not about that, but about a certain non-standard form for entering this site:

Why is she unusual? This is shown with an arrow in the screenshot. When using the standard combination, only the login will be entered, because. the second field is a link to request a new password. The entrance to the site will not take place, but to your mailbox a letter will come with a request to change the password. What to do?

Create your profile in Kipas for this site by checking the box on the previous screenshot in the "Use the following sequence" field and change it a bit:

(USERNAME)(TAB)(TAB)(PASSWORD)(ENTER)

After pressing AutoType keys (Ctrl+Alt+A) nothing may happen, because the KeePass manager will not find a match between the page opened in your browser and the profile that was created for it. What to do? Teach him, of course.

To do this, we look again at the previous screenshot and see the button there. "Add" in the middle of the autodial settings window. Click on it a little later, but first open in your browser the page where the login form is located or open the application (for example, filezilla) that will be the receiver of the autodial fields. Opened?

Well, now go to Kipas and click on "Add":

From the "Target window" drop-down list, select the application you need (for example, the Opera browser with the authorization page on the Direct/Advert site open in it), and then click on OK.

By the way, in the same window you can use a more extended set of operants for more fine tuning the behavior of the KeePass auto-type bot in the specified program, but this is already for inquisitive minds (there is a link to the Auto-Type help, but it is in English).

Now, on the autodial settings tab in the password manager, the corresponding line will appear, which will rigidly link the site page with the authorization form (or application) to the password profile you created in Kipas:

All. Click OK. Go to the website page with the authorization form, put the cursor in the first field and use cherished combination of three fingers(Ctrl+Alt+A). Happened? So that's great. I'm very happy for you.

How to use KeePass with Filezilla

Great, but now let's get back to where I started all this - possibility of safe and convenient operation with FTP sites through . As we saw a little higher, the password manager built into it is no good in terms of security.

Therefore, we open the Kipas program, create an FTP folder in its left column and create the first profile to enter one of our sites using the FTP protocol.

There are several nuances in its filling. In the first field we write the address FTP servers your hoster, then enter the login and password given to you to access the site via the file protocol, but in the "Link" field we insert the command to open Filezilla, which is quite convenient.

For normal Windows it will be:

Cmd://"C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe"

And for 64-bit:

Cmd://"C:\Program Files (x86)\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe"

In the comment field, it would be best to write the name of this compound, because the FTP server address may be uninformative. Next, open the filezilla and, without entering any passwords into it, go to the “Autodial” tab of the KeePass program to link this profile to our FTP manager:

As shown a little higher in the text, click the "Add" button, select FileZilla's "Target Window" from the drop-down list (it should be open at this moment and there should be nothing in the authorization fields), and then click OK.

The checkbox in the screenshot is in the "Inherit autodial from group" field, because I registered the necessary operants for the entire group (FTP folder) by selecting the "Change group" item from its context menu and going to the "Autotype" tab:

You are free to rearrange the checkbox in the “Use the following sequence” field and for each FTP connection enter a set of operants in the field located just below:

(TITLE)(TAB)(USERNAME)(TAB)(PASSWORD)(ENTER)

It doesn't change the essence. Now, to check, open FileZilla, put the cursor in the first line of the authorization field and press the three magic keys (Ctrl + Alt + A):

If you create several password profiles for different FTP connections using the algorithm described just above, then when you press the magic keys, you will be asked where you still want to enter (the same will be true for sites where you have several accounts):

Can use another login algorithm. Open your program for storing passwords (kipas), go to the FTP folder, click once on the line with the desired FTP account and press Ctrl+U on keyboard.

The focus is transferred to the Filezilla program that opens at the same time (that's why the link cmd://"C:\Program Files\FileZilla FTP Client\filezilla.exe" was added), but without going anywhere else you return to KeePass and press the key combination ctrl+v. As a result, the authorization fields in FileZilla will be filled in automatically and you will get access to your site. Which method of automatic password entry is more convenient is up to you.

And finally, you can simply copy the login and password to the clipboard by double-clicking on them in turn in the Kipas window (in the name and password columns). Double-clicking on the entry names will open its editing window, and double-clicking in the "Link" column will activate the transition through it.

How long passwords are stored on the clipboard is set in the settings (Tools - Settings - Security - Buffer auto-clearing) and is equal to 12 seconds by default.

So, and a couple more steps that will allow remove all traces of passwords entered into FileZilla from KeePass. The fact is that this FTP manager keeps the history of the entered passwords for some more time and a certain amount. To eliminate this incident, you will have to do a number of simple manipulations.

First, delete the sitemanager.xml already mentioned above (see above for its storage folder). Secondly, you will need to slightly change the settings of the program.

To do this, find the fzdefaults.xml.example file in the c:\Program Files (x86)\FileZilla FTP Client\docs\ directory and rename it, deleting the fzdefaults.xml ending. Transfer this file to the folder with Filezilla (c:\Program Files (x86)\FileZilla FTP Client) and, having opened it for editing in Notepad++, delete all its contents, replacing it with this:

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Save the changes, then go to the C:\Users\[account name]\AppData\Roaming\FileZilla\ folder and delete the recentservers.xml and filezilla.xml files there. That's it, your FileZilla will no longer tell anyone what passwords were entered into it automatically from the KeePass manager. Which is what needed to be done.

More about KeePass

During its long existence this program overgrown with the richest functionality, about which you can write a small book. There are many possibilities, but not all of them are obvious. In addition to the built-in functionality, there is expandable by installing plugins, which can be downloaded from the official page.

Plugins are installed by simply copying to the program directory and then restarting it. The mentioned Favicon Downloader adds in context menu the “Download Favicon” item, by clicking on which favicons will be downloaded from the Internet for those sites whose passwords you store in this program. As a result, the visibility of working with it is greatly increased.

There is also a whole galaxy of plug-ins that work in tandem with the corresponding extensions in the browser, allowing, as I understand it, to raise the level of interaction between these programs to a qualitatively higher level. high level. However, in practice, I still do not understand why this is all necessary. If anyone is in the know, then please describe the benefits and principles of using these extensions in browsers. Thank you.

Yes, there are still plenty programs for mobile phones and tablets who can use the KeePass password database that you shared via DropBox or Google Drive. For my beloved iPad, such a program is called KyPass.

In Kipas settings you can activate its launch along with the start of Windows. To do this, select "Service" - "Settings" from the top menu and go to the "Integration" tab:

There you can also change the keyboard shortcuts for autodialing and calling the manager window. On the tab "Additionally" you can make more than a dozen settings, including ticking the "Run minimized and locked" box, which can be useful:

In addition, KeePass has the ability to create your own filters for events and assign actions to them. This is done in the menu "Service" - "Triggers" (?). If you have ever configured filters in mail program, then you can easily figure out what's what. However, I will give an example. Let's say that we want to automatically save newly entered or changed passwords into the database.

To do this, select "Service" - "Triggers" from the top menu of the program, and in the window that opens, click on the "Add" button:

Now you will need to give a name to the rule and then go through the Events, Conditions and Actions tabs one by one. On each of these tabs, click on the "Add" button and select from the drop-down list the following options(then click on OK), if you want, so that the database is saved automatically.

For Events, the user interface state has been updated, for Conditions, the Current database contains unsaved changes, and for Actions, Save the current password database. Now save all this by clicking on the "Finish" button and enjoy the result. For sim, let me take a bow.

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Everyone who has to deal with the Internet, whether for work or entertainment, sooner or later comes to the need in some way store passwords for websites. At the same time, all stages of storage are passed. Initially, passwords are stored as separate files with no specific location. Then, after losing several of them, the passwords are stored in a single file, usually a text file. And when the number of passwords exceeds several dozen and they become more and more important, it becomes clear that they cannot be stored in this form and it is time to look for a program for storing passwords. But you do not have to do this - such a program has already been found, and it is called KeePass

Description of KeePass

KeePass (full name - KeePass Password Safe) - free program for storing passwords, developed by Dominik Reichl for the operating Windows systems. KeePass supports the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES, Rijndael) and Twofish algorithms for encrypting its database passwords. It is possible to export the database to TXT, HTML, XML and CSV formats, as well as import it from many different formats.
As you can see, Kipass has a lot of advantages - free, open source, high data protection and portability. KeePass can be carried on a flash drive and used in a wide variety of places. And Advanced Encryption Standard password encryption algorithms are the most reliable in the world - banks use them in their work. So you don't have to worry about data security. Among other things, the KeePass project is actively developing, which guarantees the release of new versions.
Let's quickly download KeePass and start a closer acquaintance with this wonderful program. An overview of all its capabilities is not included in the scope of this article, but we will learn how to configure and work with it.

Installation

At the time of writing, there are two versions of the program: 1.17 and 2.10. They differ from each other - 2.10 is more advanced in terms of features and amenities. For me, for example, the ability to synchronize data in this version is very important, since I have 3 copies of Kipass: at home, at work and a flash drive. It is clear that the data on them must be the same, and when changing (adding) the password, I do not need to go into each of the programs - I use synchronization and that's it last changes are automatically transferred to another copy of the program. Okay, agree. But for version 2.10, a Microsoft .NET Framework library higher than version 2.0 must be installed on the computer.

Version 1.17 is also working and supported, it just has fewer features. It does not need additional libraries for its work and it is guaranteed to run on any computer. Appearance both versions are the same.

Since the Microsoft .NET Framework is free and installed by default on Vista, we will be downloading the 2.10 portable version.

You can download the program from the official website, the Russian language module will have to be downloaded separately. We go to the KeePass website. Click on the link "Portable KeePass 2.10 (ZIP Package)" and on the next page we are waiting for the download to start. If it does not start, click the "direct link" link and download the archive.

Regardless of the download option, we will receive an archive that needs to be unpacked. Since this is a portable version of KeePass, this completes the installation. The folder with the program itself can be placed on any drive other than the system drive (usually drive "C"). Thus, in the event of a system failure and subsequent reinstalling Windows passwords will remain intact.

Russification

We download the Russian translation file for our version of the program in the section, unpack it and drop the file with the “.lngx” extension into the root folder of the program.

Working with KeePass

We start work. By pressing KeePass.exe we launch KeePass. Now we need to activate our installed module Russian language. Go to View->Change language and change the language to Russian.

The program will close and then start again with the Russian interface. The next step is to create a new database file that will store our passwords. Click on the icon with a leaf and in the window that opens, specify the name and location of the file. Choose the name yourself, but you need to place the file in the same folder as the program itself.

After specifying the storage location of the database file, a window will open in which you need to enter a password to access the database.

Think up and enter a password. The longer it is, the more secure the database will be. Find a compromise that is long enough, contains at least letters and numbers, and is easy to remember. Click OK and you will be taken to the next window, in which you do not need to do anything. There are settings in its tabs, but they are quite suitable for the job. After clicking OK, a new database will be created. It already has some data that can be used for work.

Now let's go to the "Tools->Settings" menu.

In the "Advanced" tab, check the box "Automatically save when closing / locking the password database." Now the database itself will be saved when the program is closed. Before creating new records with passwords in the database, let's close the program and, by starting it again, check the entrance to it. At the entrance, a password entry window will appear.

We enter our password. By clicking on the box with three dots we will make the password visible - a very handy thing. Then we press OK and we get into the already fully configured and ready-to-use program with open base data.

By clicking "Cancel" we will also open the program, but without opening the database.

How to add a new username and password to KeePass

Easily. To do this, select the group in which they will be located and add it through the menu "Edit->Add entry".

In our case, the entry will be added to the "General" group.
In the “Add Record” window that opens, we have to work often, so let's look at it in more detail.

There are no special problems when working with it - everything is clear from the names of the fields. In the "Name" field, enter a logical name for the entry. I usually name by site address without using "http" in the name. As a result, the entries are in alphabetical order, which is very convenient. In the "Name" enter your login to enter the site, in the "Password" - the password. In this case, the bar under this field will display the strength of the password. While creating new record the program itself generates a password that can be used. We will enter our own, not forgetting to press the button with three dots when entering it. We repeat the password.

Now we will move on to the "Comments" field. It is optional to fill in, but in practice it is difficult to do without it - there will always be information that can be entered into it. When working with a plastic card, I keep all its details in it - from the number and CVV code, to security question, address and passport data. Thus, all data is at hand. Click OK and the entry we created will appear in the "General" section.

Features of working in KeePass

Working in the program is quite convenient. The basis for work is a line with a record. As we can see, it consists of the values ​​of the fields we entered: title, name, link password and comment.

On each of them, by clicking 2 times with the mouse, we will get the result. By clicking on the title, we will open a window for editing the record. Double-clicking on the rest (except for the link field) will copy the contents into memory for 12 seconds, after which the memory will be cleared. Thus, you can not be afraid that an important password will hang in the computer's memory after KeePass is closed.

Let's see what the entrance to the site will look like. We click on the area with the link - the site opens. We click on the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe line with the name - the login is copied to memory. Go to the site and paste it. Returning to Kipass, click on the area with the password, which will be copied to memory. Going back to the site, insert it into the appropriate field. That's all.

As already mentioned, records are easy to find when they are in alphabetical order. To do this, in the drop-down menu you need to go to "Order" and select "Sort by username".

How to sync KeePass databases

If you have more than one copy of the program, then you need to somehow synchronize the data in them. Not to climb on each record and check it with the record of another copy, right. Fortunately, KeePass makes this procedure very easy. We go to the menu "File->Synchronization->Synchronize with file" and in the window that opens, specify the database file of another instance of the program. By double-clicking on it, or by pressing the "Open" button, we synchronize both databases - after this process, the databases will become the same. At the same time, the novelty of the base is determined not by its time latest update, but for each specific record.

Of course, most of the KeePass settings are not covered in this little workbook. But trust me, the little changes we've made to the default settings are quite good for the job. If you have an irresistible desire to delve into other program settings - to your health. Don't forget to do just that backup program by copying its entire folder to a safe place.

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Each user of the global network has to remember dozens of logins and passwords from various sites. Of course, someone gets by with one code for all occasions, but this is at least unsafe.

But there is another option - to use a special KeePassX password storage. With this application, you can collect all passwords in one secure database, and extract them from there if possible. So, let's figure out how to use KeePass, and how to install the program on different operating systems?

The KeePass password manager is a universal application that is available on different operating systems. This number includes both desktop OS Linux, Windows, MasOS, and its mobile variations.

Installation in Linux is performed by regular means or through the terminal. In the latter case, open command line and type sudo apt-get keepassx. To install the application in Ubuntu, Linux Mint and other distributions based on Debian or Ubuntu, there is no need to include third-party repositories.

To install the program on Windows and MacOS, you need to go to the official website and download the installation package for your OS.

In the installation wizard, you will need to go through the standard steps - choosing the directory where the program files will be stored, as well as creating a shortcut on the desktop.

Russification KeePassX

But how to Russify KeePassX? More old version the program needed to install additional language packs, and the version with the "X" prefix already supports the Russian language. If during installation you accidentally chose the wrong option, then you need to go to the menu "Tools" and choose here "Settings". On the main tab, you will find the Language item, where you will need to set the default Russian language.

How to use KeePassX?

1. Create a password vault

Setting up KeePass starts with creating a vault where all passwords will be saved. To do this, in the main window of the program, go to the menu "Vault" and choose the item "New Storage".

Next, a window will appear in front of us in which we need to set a master password that will be used to access the saved database. Remember that the security of your data depends on its complexity, so when creating it, be sure to choose the option with mixed case letters, numbers, and it is desirable that they do not combine with significant dates in your life and do not have abbreviations for names.

To enhance protection, you can also connect a key file. You can choose your own Text Document or generate a new one. When finished with passwords, click the button "OK".

Our next step is to save the storage to a file so that you can save it and transfer it to another device at any time. Go back to the menu "Vault" and select the item "Save Storage", then specify the path where the file will be stored and give it a name.

2. KeePassX password saving

To add a new password to the database, you must click on the corresponding icon in the main program window or go to the menu "Records" and select item "Add New Entry".

In the window that appears, set the name of the entry and enter all the necessary data, such as login, password and a link to the site. Here you can also change the record icon, as well as set the duration during which the entered data can be used.

3. Use of passwords

So, we learned how to create notes, but now it's time to learn how to use them. There are many options here, among which the user can choose the most convenient.

Open the site where you want to sign in. You can do this directly from KeePassX using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+U or through the context menu - item "Open URL". You can simply enter the link in your browser.

Next, copy the username using the Ctrl + B keyboard shortcut or select the appropriate item from the context menu. Paste the copied data into the login field on the site. Repeat the same operation with the password, only here the Ctrl + C combination is used.

Another option is to use auto-input. To do this, open the required site in a browser or via Ctrl+U, then in the KeePassX context menu, select the "Make auto-input" item or, having selected the desired entry, press the combination Ctrl + V.

After this operation, all data will be automatically entered into a special form on the site, and the user will only have to confirm the correctness of the login and password.

4. Grouping passwords

When the number of sites used is difficult to count on the fingers, it is advisable to group the records in advance according to certain criteria. To do this, go to the menu item "Groups" and choose "Add Group", then enter the name of the category and confirm all actions with the button "OK".

You can also add a group to KeePassX through the context menu right in the main program window. It is worth noting that when deleting a category, all folders will automatically be moved to the trash, which will be created automatically.

5. Restore and export storage

KeePassX users can export any vault to a CSV file, which is supported by many other programs, as well as mobile devices. To do this, go to the menu "Vault" and select the item "Export to CSV file". Importing a previously saved record is done through the same menu, but you need to select the appropriate item. Synchronization of KeePass with the base is performed either manually or automatically. In the latter case, you need to go to the program settings and choose the most convenient option for yourself.

conclusions

In this article, we looked at how to use KeePass. This is a convenient password storage that has an automatic filling function, as well as the ability to export the database to separate file. All data is stored in encrypted form right on your computer, and if necessary, they can be moved via a removable drive.