KeePass Open Source Software James Hadvabne What Is KeePass? KeePass is a free/open-source password manager which helps you securely manage your passwords Today you need to remember many passwords Windows network logon, e-mail account, Bank Account You should use different passwords for each account. If someone gets the password, the thief would have access to all your accounts You can put all your passwords in one database You only have to remember one single master password or insert the key-disk to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted 2 KeePass Benefits & Features End users can easily store their passwords to different systems and applications Since an end user need only remember one password, the password to KeePass, they are more likely to use a stronger password schema. Using KeePass is very intuitive choose File > New and enter their “Master Password,” this is the only password that needs to remembered. 3 KeePass – One Password 4 KeePass Benefits & Features Passwords can be grouped together by system or application. Four groups are delivered by KeePass – Windows, Network, Internet, and Home Banking. Additional groups can easily be created by the end user 5 KeePass Groups &SubGroups 6 Secure Access to Password 7 How Are Companies Using KeePass? Companies can benefit from KeePass because they can invoke a stricter corporate password policy Accelerated password aging, the use mixed characters, the use of one or more numeric characters, and the use of special characters, such as @, #, $ etc… Reduce the likelihood that a password will be guessed by an unauthorized person. 8 KeePass Questions?