Software Update: KeePass Password Safe 1.07

Although Dominik Reichl has been developing the next generation of his open source password manager KeePass Password Safe for some time now, he has found the time to update the stable 1.x branch. KeePass Password Safe can store accounts with associated data such as username, password and URL. All data is securely stored in an AES and Twofish encrypted database. In addition, the program can also automatically generate passwords, import and export lists, and there is an advanced search function. The functionality can also be further expanded by means of plugins. The changelog for this release shows the following changes:

Changes from 1.06 to 1.07:

• Auto-Type is now supported on Windows 9x systems.
• Added ability to use one auto-type sequence for multiple windows (thanks to Steve Harrison for the patch); see the CHM documentation file for more.
• The ‘^’ character is now auto-typed correctly.
• New CHM help file (new layout, new content from the KeePass Online Help Center, …).
• The default auto-type sequence can now be changed: in the INI file set the ‘KeeDefaultAutoTypeSequence’ string to the sequence of your choice (there’s no option in the user interface for this yet); see the CHM documentation for more.
• WTS notifications are ignored if a dialog is open.
• Improved attachments description column naming in exports.
• Top-level menu shortcuts now work after closing a database.
• Status bar is now updated when navigating in the group tree.
• Updated single-instance class.
• For plugin developers: added delayed initialization message.
• Improved help menu.
• Added SAL annotations.
• Installer now supports a lot more languages.
• Installer now uses best compression available.
• Fixed a bug that could increase the database size when saving a database multiple times, which has previously been modified by KeePassX (Linux/MacOSX port of KeePass); existing inflated databases are shrinked to their normal size without data loss.
• Replaced password generation button by a help button in the master key dialog.
• Replaced help hyperlinks in ‘Edit Entry’ dialog by a help popup button.
• Added help button in TAN wizard dialog.
• Fixed a typo in the random password generation dialog (” isn’t a special character — it’s higher ANSI).
• Fixed a bug which could have caused the ‘Select Key File’ hyper link to be drawn incorrectly when using non-official XP themes.
• Fixed various tray icon bugs.
• Error code is not shown any more in success messages.
• Improved error message that is shown when accessing the key file fails.
• Added window positioning support for virtual screens.
• Window position/size is now remembered when exiting from tray.
• Fixed a bug in the ‘Start KeePass at Windows startup’ registration method.
• x64 fixes (thanks to Gabe Martin).
• Improved MFC string clearing routine.
• Various translation improvements.
• Made ‘Icon’ label wider.
• Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

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