It’s also irrelevant if your security question is something like “What is your favorite color?” and the answer is “blue”. But because the generated passwords are too long and random for me to remember, I do keep a backup of the database.Īlso remember that on web sites that require you to create security questions in case you forget your password, your secure password is irrelevant if the thief can link your username to your real name and gather information about you or if the thief personally knows you and your username. When I need to log in, I can easily copy/paste from the program (and it clears the clipboard after 10 seconds, a nice feature). I put in the maximum password length the site will allow, the full range of characters it will allow, and let KeePass generate a random password. I’ve started using this feature on high-security web sites like bank sites. It will also generate strong passwords for you. It’s portable - it can be installed and run from a USB drive. Protect master password using PGP key: Encrypt the master password for the password database using PGP.ĭo not save, forget passwords after restartĭo not remember any passwords and always prompt for credentials to protected resources.I use KeePass ( ), a free open-source password manager.
Once IntelliJ IDEA remembers your passwords, it will not ask for the passwords again including the master password unless you need to access the password database. To set the master password for the database, click and select Set Master Password. Use the master password to access the password database c.kdbx. To remove the existing passwords in the c.kdbx file, select Clear. To import another c.kdbx file, click and select Import. To change the location, click and select the new directory. For Linux, it depends on the desktop environment and available apps: if you have both GNOME Keyring and KWallet, IntelliJ IDEA will use GNOME Keyring for compatibility reasons because KWallet was not supported in previous versions.ĭatabase: Specifies the location of the password database file c.kdbx. This option is not available for Windows.
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