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PassKeeper 1.1, 32-bit
by Brad Greenlee
Copyright 1995 iSYS International
All Rights Reserved
NOTE to users of previous versions: This version is fully compatible with your
old password file (PASS.DAT). Just in case, though, it's always a good idea
to make a backup of both PASS.DAT and your old PASSKEEP.EXE first.
Introduction
------------
PassKeeper is a Windows utility that allows you keep a list of accounts with
usernames, passwords, and notes. This list is stored encrypted.
I developed PassKeeper in order to keep track of the many different "accounts"
I have across the Net. Many services on the Web, for example, require you to
register and give out a username and password, which you are often allowed
to pick out yourself, but not always. Examples of such services include
HotWired, Pathfinder, Amazon, etc. Of course, PassKeeper can be used to safely
keep a record of anything, really.
PassKeeper is freeware. All I ask is that this file remains with any
redistributions of PassKeeper. Also, if you find any bugs or have any
suggestions on improving PassKeeper, feel free to email me at brad@isys.hu
The most up-to-date version of 32-bit PassKeeper can always be found at
ftp://ftp.isys.hu/pub/win/utilities/psk32???.zip
I assume no liability for lost data as a result of this program. If you
forget your password or you stumble across a bug that prevents you from
accessing your password file (there was one in version 1.0), please do
not ask me to recover your file. I can't. Just delete PASS.DAT and start
over.
PassKeeper uses Eric Young's implementation of CBC Triple DES Encryption.
Please see his copyright info at the end of this document.
Installation and Usage
----------------------
Installation is simple. You've already done it. When you run PASS32.EXE for
the first time, you will be asked to enter the password you would like to use
to access PassKeeper in the future. This password is also the key to
encrypting and decrypting your data. It is very important that you do not
forget this password, as your data will be undecipherable. You can change
your password later, but only after logging in to the program.
PassKeeper creates two files:
PASS.INI Contains the user-configurable options.
PASS.DAT Contains the encrypted data.
If someone else using this machine would like to have their own PassKeeper
list, just copy PASS32.EXE to a separate directory.
If you ever forget your password the only thing you can do is delete the
PASS.DAT file. You will lose all your entries of course. Actually, I suggest
just renaming PASS.DAT or storing it somewhere else just in case you
eventually remember the password.
Options
-------
PassKeeper has only two user-configurable options:
Confirm Remove When this option is checked, you will be asked
whether you really want to remove an item when you
click the 'Remove' button.
Auto-Save on Quit When this option is checked, any changes you made
while in PassKeeper will be saved automatically upon
Quit (or Exit, or Close). Otherwise, you will be asked
whether you would like to save your changes.
BUGS
----
None. Yeah right. None that I can see right now, but I'm sure there are still
some around somewhere. Let me know if you find any.
VERSION HISTORY
---------------
1.1 96.01.27
Fixed bug that caused a crash if you tried to remove and item with
Comfirm Remove on. I figured this was serious enough to bump up the
minor revision number.
1.01 95.12.04
Fixed bug that prevented main passwords of less than 6 characters
from working.
Username and password are no longer required fields. Only the Account
field is required.
That's it. Thanks for using PassKeeper!
Brad Greenlee
brad@isys.hu
Budapest
27 January 1996
DES Copyright Info
------------------
Copyright (C) 1995 Eric Young (eay@mincom.oz.au)
All rights reserved.
This package is an DES implementation written by Eric Young (eay@mincom.oz.au).
The implementation was written so as to conform with MIT's libdes.
This library is free for commercial and non-commercial use as long as
the following conditions are aheared to. The following conditions
apply to all code found in this distribution.
Copyright remains Eric Young's, and as such any Copyright notices in
the code are not to be removed.
If this package is used in a product, Eric Young should be given attribution
as the author of that the SSL library. This can be in the form of a textual
message at program startup or in documentation (online or textual) provided
with the package.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
must display the following acknowledgement:
This product includes software developed by Eric Young (eay@mincom.oz.au)
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY ERIC YOUNG ``AS IS'' AND
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
The license and distribution terms for any publically available version or
derivative of this code cannot be changed. i.e. this code cannot simply be
copied and put under another distrubution license
[including the GNU Public License.]
The reason behind this being stated in this direct manner is past
experience in code simply being copied and the attribution removed
from it and then being distributed as part of other packages. This
implementation was a non-trivial and unpaid effort.