Pault

When it comes to security in the virtual world, a common feature is the password, which most services rely on. Sure enough it gets difficult to remember all of them, and if you don’t want to risk getting locked out of your own account, you might want to store them in a safe vault with the help of Pault.

Since it’s related to your own security, portability comes as a major advantage here, giving you the possibility to carry all your security settings with you, so that nobody else can steal them while you’re away. Another advantage of portability is that registries remain intact, but you do need to make sure .NET Framework is installed on the target PC.

Every time the application is launched a password prompt shows up. Needless to say that the first time you need to write down a master password, which you’d best remember since it’s the only way to access Pault. A compact main window shows up afterwards, with a table showing all entries you add, and an upper toolbar with quick access to all controls.

Adding a new item is no rocket science, especially since you only need to fill in three fields. All of them are mandatory, but the password field isn’t hidden, so you need to make sure nobody is around when typing it. Sadly, there’s no option to hide passwords, not even in the main window.

There’s not really a limit to the number of passwords you can add. For a bit more security, you can create backups of vaults. Unfortunately, the generated backup file can’t be opened through any means, with no built-in load option, and no support for drag and drop. This means you have to manage all of your passwords in a single vault you need to carefully look after.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Pault can come in handy for straightforward tasks where you simply need to store those passwords you just can’t seem to remember. Security only revolves around the master password, but the advantage is you can take the vault with you so nobody else can access it.