KeePass Password Safe 2.19 / 1.22 - Changelog

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.19:

May 1st, 2012

New Features:
· New generic CSV importer (now supports multi-line fields, '\' as escape character, field & record separators and the text qualifier can be specified, white space characters can be removed from the beginning/end of fields, the fields and their order can be defined, supported fields now are group name & standard fields like e.g. title & custom strings & times & ignore column, the first row can be ignored, KeePass initially tries to guess the fields and their order based on the first row).
· Native master key transformations are now computed in two threads on 64-bit systems, too; on dual/multi core processors this results in almost twice the performance as before (by doubling the amount of rounds you'll get the same waiting time as in 2.18, but the protection against dictionary and guessing attacks is doubled).
· New XML configuration and translation deserializer to improve the startup performance.
· Added option to require a password repetition only when hiding using asterisks is enabled (enabled by default).
· Entry attachments can now be renamed using in-place label editing (click on an already selected item to show an edit box).
· Empty entry attachments can now be created using 'Attach' -> 'Create Empty Attachment'.
· Sizes of entry attachments are now shown in a column of the attachments list in the entry editing dialog.
· Added {ENV_PROGRAMFILES_X86} placeholder (this is %ProgramFiles(x86)%, if it exists, otherwise %ProgramFiles%).
· Added auto-type option 'An entry matches if one of its tags is contained in the target window title'.
· URLs in HTML exports are now linkified.
· Import modules may now specify multiple default/equivalent file extensions (like e.g. 'htm' and 'html').
· Added support for reading texts encoded using UTF-32 Big Endian.
· Enhanced text encoding detection (now detects UTF-32 LE/BE and UTF-16 LE/BE by zeros, improved UTF-8 detection, ...).
· Added zoom function for images in internal data viewer.
· Drop-down image buttons in the entry editing dialog are now marked using small black triangle overlays.
· Added support for loading key files from URLs.
· Controls in the options dialog are now disabled when the options are enforced (using an enforced configuration file).
· If KeePass is started with the '-debug' command line option, KeePass now shows a developer-friendly error message when opening a database file fails.
· Added 'Wait for exit' property in the 'Execute command line / URL' trigger action.
· The 'File exists' trigger condition now also supports URLs.
· Added two file closing trigger events (one raised before and one after saving the database file).
· Plugins: added file closing events.
· Plugins: added events (AutoType.Sequence*) that allow plugins to provide auto-type sequence suggestions.
· Added workaround to support loading data from version information files even when they have incorrectly been decompressed by a web filter.
· Added workarounds for '°', '|' and '£' .NET SendKeys issues.
· Added workaround for topmost window .NET/Windows issue (the 'Always on Top' option now works even when switching to a different window while KeePass is starting up).
· Added workaround for Mono dialog event ordering bug.
· Added workaround for Mono clipboard bugs on Mac OS X.
· KPScript: added 'MoveEntry', 'GetEntryString' and 'GenPw' commands.
· KPScript: added '-refx-UUID' and '-refx-Tags' entry identification parameters.

Improvements / Changes:
· When only deleting history entries (without changing any data field of an entry), no backup entry is created anymore.
· Unified text encoding handling for internal data viewer and editor, generic CSV importer and text encoding selection dialog.
· Improved font sizing in HTML exports/printouts.
· Improved encoding of group names in HTML exports/printouts.
· If an entry doesn't expire, 'Never expires' is now shown in the 'Expiry Time' column in HTML exports/printouts.
· The expiry edit control now accepts incomplete edits and the 'Expires' checkbox is checked immediately.
· The time component of the default expiry suggestion is now 00:00:00.
· The last selected/focused item in the attachments list of the entry editing dialog is now selected/focused after editing an attachment.
· Improved field to standard field mapping function.
· Enhanced RoboForm importer to concatenate values of fields with conflicting names.
· Updated Spamex.com importer.
· Removed KeePass 1.x CSV importer; users should use the new generic CSV importer (which can import more data than the old specialized 1.x CSV importer).
· When trying to open another database while a dialog is displayed, KeePass now just brings itself to the foreground without attempting to open the second database.
· More list views use the Vista Explorer style.
· Modifier keys without another key aren't registered as global hot key anymore.
· Improved default suggestions for custom sequences in the auto-type sequence editing dialog.
· Improved default focus in the auto-type sequence editing dialog.
· Added {C:Comment} placeholder in the auto-type sequence editing dialog.
· On Unix-like systems, the {GOOGLECHROME} placeholder now first searches for Google Chrome and then (if not found) for Chromium.
· Versions displayed in the update checking dialog now consist of at least two components.
· Added '@' and '`' to the printable 7-bit ASCII character set.
· Merged simple and extended special character spaces to one special character space.
· Reduced control character space from 60 to 32.
· The first sample entry's URL now points to the KeePass website.
· Improved key transformation delay calculation.
· Improved key file loading performance.
· The main menu now isn't a tab stop anymore.
· Some configuration nodes are now allocated only on demand.
· Improved UI update when moving/copying entries to the currently active group or a subgroup of it using drag&drop.
· Improved behavior when closing an inactive database having unsaved changes.
· Changed versioning scheme in file version information blocks from digit- to component-based.
· Development snapshots don't ask anymore whether to enable the automatic update check (only stable releases do).
· Improved PLGX cache directory naming.
· The PLGX cache directory by default is now located in the local application data folder instead of the roaming one.
· Improved support for PLGX plugins that are using LINQ.
· Various UI improvements.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Fixed sorting of items in the most recently used files list.
· Fixed tab order in the 'Advanced' tab of the entry editing dialog.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 1.22:

April 20th, 2012

New Features:
· Auto-Type window definitions in custom window-sequence pairs are now Spr-compiled (i.e. placeholders, environment variables, field references, etc. can be used).
· Auto-Type: entry titles are now Spr-compiled before being compared with the target window title.
· Added support for 's' HTML tag in the notes field (in the entry view of the main window the marked text is striked out).
· Supported HTML tags (b, i, u, s) are now removed from notes before showing them in the main entry list.
· Regular expression replacements can now be applied to the notes before showing them in the main entry list (the KeeNotesRegex# items in the configuration file specify the regular expressions and KeeNotesFormat# the replacements).
· Added option to select a different font for notes ('Tools' -> 'Options' -> tab 'Interface' -> button 'Select Notes Font').
· Ensuring same keyboard layouts during auto-type is now optional (option enabled by default).
· Added regular expression support in x64 builds.
· Master key transformations are now computed in two threads in x64 builds, too; on dual/multi core processors this results in almost twice the performance as before (by doubling the amount of rounds you'll get the same waiting time as in 1.21, but the protection against dictionary and guessing attacks is doubled).

Improvements:
· Improved key transformation delay calculation.
· The program options are now also accessible while the database is locked.
· Column headers in a search results list are now unclickable (search results cannot be sorted anyway).
· Improved string translation in task dialogs.
· Improved dialog display state handling.
· Added '@' and '`' to the printable 7-bit ASCII character set.
· Merged simple and extended special character spaces to one special character space.
· Reduced control character space from 60 to 32.
· Upgraded to Boost libraries version 1.49.0.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· The 'Add Entry' tray context menu command is now disabled when a dialog is displayed.
· The toolbar state is now updated after clicking a group link in the entry details view.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.18:

January 10th, 2012

New Features:
· The update check now also checks for plugin updates (if plugin developers provide version information files).
· When starting KeePass 2.18 for the first time, it asks whether to enable the automatic update check or not (if not enabled already).
· When closing the entry editing dialog by closing the window (using [X], Esc, ...) and there are unsaved changes, KeePass now asks whether to save or discard the changes; only when explicitly clicking the 'Cancel' button, KeePass doesn't prompt.
· When not hiding passwords using asterisks, they don't need to be repeated anymore.
· Password repetition boxes now provide instant visual feedback whether the password has been repeated correctly (if incorrect, the background color is changed to light red).
· When clicking an '***' button to change the visibility of the entered password, KeePass now automatically transfers the input focus into the password box.
· Visibility of columns in the auto-type entry selection dialog can now be customized using the new 'Options' button.
· Added auto-type option 'An entry matches if the host component of its URL is contained in the target window title'.
· Added shortcut keys: Ctrl+Shift+O for 'Open URL', Ctrl+Shift+U for copying URLs to the clipboard, Ctrl+I for 'Add Entry', Ctrl+R for synchronizing with a file, Ctrl+Shift+R for synchronizing with a URL.
· Ensuring same keyboard layouts during auto-type is now optional (option enabled by default).
· Plain text KDB4 XML exports now store the memory protection flag of strings in an attribute 'ProtectInMemory'.
· Added option to use database lock files (intended for storage providers that don't lock files while writing to them, like e.g. some FTP servers); the option is turned off by default (and especially for local files and files on a network share it's recommended to leave it turned off).
· Added UIFlags bit for disabling the controls to specify after how many days the master key should/must be changed.
· Added support for in-memory protecting strings that are longer than 65536 characters.
· Added workaround for '@' .NET SendKeys issue.

Improvements / Changes:
· NET 4.0 is now preferred, if installed.
· PLGX plugins are now preferably compiled using the .NET 4.0 compiler, if KeePass is currently running under the 4.0 CLR.
· Automatic update checks are now performed at maximum once per day (you can still check manually as often as you wish).
· Auto-Type: entry titles and URLs are now Spr-compiled before being compared with the target window title.
· Decoupled the options 'Show expired entries' and 'Show entries that will expire soon'.
· Specifying the data hiding setting (using asterisks) in the column configuration dialog is now done using a checkbox.
· The entry view now preferably uses the hiding settings (asterisks) of the entry list columns.
· Improved entry expiry date calculation.
· Enhanced Password Agent importer to support version 2.6.2.
· Enhanced SplashID importer to import last modification dates.
· Improved locating of system executables.
· Password generator profiles are now sorted by name.
· Separated built-in and user-defined password generator profiles (built-in profiles aren't stored in the configuration file anymore).
· Improved naming of shortcut keys, and shortcut keys are now displayed in tooltips.
· Internal window manager can now close windows opened in other threads.
· Improved entry touching when closing the entry editing dialog by closing the window (using [X], Esc, ...).
· Improved behavior when entering an invalid URL in the 'Open URL' dialog.
· Improved workaround for Mono tab bar height bug.
· ShInstUtil: improved Native Image Generator version detection.
· Unified in-memory protection.
· In-memory protection performance improvements.
· Developers: in-memory protected objects are now immutable and thread-safe.
· Various UI text improvements.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· The cached/temporary custom icons image list is now updated correctly after running the 'Delete unused custom icons' command.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.15:

April 11th, 2011

New Features:
· Added option to show the master key dialog on a secure desktop (similar to Windows' UAC; almost no keylogger works on a secure desktop; the option is disabled by default for compatibility reasons).
· Added option to limit the number of history items per entry (the default is 10).
· Added option to limit the history size per entry (the default is 6 MB).
· Added {PICKCHARS} placeholder, which shows a dialog to pick certain characters from an entry string; various options like specifying the number of characters to pick and conversion to down arrow keypresses are supported; see the one page long documentation on the auto-type help page; the less powerful {PICKPASSWORDCHARS} is now obsolete (but still supported for backward compatibility).
· The character picking dialog now remembers and restores its last position and size.
· KDBX file format: attachments are now stored in a pool within the file and entries reference these items; this reduces the file size a lot when there are history items of entries having attachments.
· KDBX file format: attachments are now compressed (if the compression option is enabled) before being Base64-encoded, compressed and encrypted; this results in a smaller file, because the compression algorithm works better on the raw data than on its encoded form.
· PLGX plugins can now be loaded on Unix-like systems, too.
· Added option to specify a database color; by specifying a color, the main window icon and the tray icon are recolored and the database tab (shown when multiple databases are opened in one window) gets a colored rectangle icon.
· New rich text builder, which supports using multiple languages in one text (e.g. different Chinese variants).
· Added 'Sort By' popup menu in the 'View' menu.
· Added context menu commands to sort subgroups of a group.
· Added option to clear master key command line parameters after using them once (enabled by default).
· Added application policies to ask for the current master key before changing the master key and/or exporting.
· Added option to also unhide source characters when unhiding the selected characters in the character picking dialog.
· Added ability to export custom icons.
· Added 'String' trigger condition.
· Added support for importing DataViz Passwords Plus 1.007 CSV files.
· Enhanced 1Password Pro importer to also support 1PW CSV files.
· Enhanced FlexWallet importer to also support version 2006 XML files (in addition to version 1.7 XML files).
· Enabled auto-suggest for editable drop-down combo boxes (and auto-append where it makes sense).
· Pressing Ctrl+Enter in the rich text boxes of the entry dialog and the custom string dialog now closes with OK (if possible).
· Added option to cancel auto-type when the target window changes.
· Auto-type on Unix-like systems: added support for key modifiers.
· Added '--saveplgxcr' command line option to save compiler results in case the compilation of a PLGX plugin fails.
· Added workaround for % .NET SendKeys issue.
· Added workaround for Mono bug 620618 in the main entry list.

Improvements / Changes:
· Improved key file suggestion performance.
· When the master key change application policy is disabled and the master key expires (forced change), KeePass now shows the two information dialogs only once per opening.
· After removing the password column, hiding behind asterisks is suggested by default now when showing the column again.
· TAN entries now expire on auto-type, if the option for expiring TANs on use is enabled.
· Auto-type now sends acute and grave accents as separate characters.
· Auto-type now explicitly skips the taskbar window when searching for the target window.
· Multiple lines are now separated in the entry list and in the custom string list of the entry dialog by a space.
· RoboForm importer: improved multiline value support.
· Improved UNC path support.
· Improved entry list refresh performance.
· Improved UI state update performance.
· Entry list context menus are now configured instantly.
· Inapplicable group commands are now disabled.
· Improved control focusing.
· Improved clipboard handling.
· Copying and pasting whole entries is now also supported on Windows 98 and ME.
· Improved releasing of dialog resources.
· Improved keys/placeholders box in auto-type editing dialog.
· Improved user-friendliness in UAC dialogs.
· Tooltips of the tab close button and the password repeat box can be translated now.
· Improved help (moved placeholders to separate page, ...).
· KeePassLibSD now uses the SHA-256 implementation of Bouncy Castle.
· Upgraded installer.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Window titles are now trimmed, such that auto-type also works with windows whose titles have leading or trailing whitespace characters.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.14:

January 3rd, 2011

New Features:
· Added option to lock after some time of global user inactivity.
· Added option to lock when the remote control status changes.
· Auto-type on Unix-like systems: added special key code support (translation to X KeySyms) and support for {DELAY X} and {DELAY=X}.
· Added window activation support on Unix-like systems.
· Auto-type on Windows: added {VKEY X} special key code (sends virtual key X).
· Added support for importing DataVault 4.7 CSV files.
· Added support for importing Revelation 0.4 XML files.
· Added 'Auto-Type - Without Context' application policy to disable the 'Perform Auto-Type' command (Ctrl+V), but still leave global auto-type available.
· Added option to collapse newly-created recycle bin tree nodes.
· Added 'Size' column in the history list of the entry dialog.
· Added trigger action to remove custom toolbar buttons.
· Added kdbx:// URL scheme overrides (for Windows and Unix-like systems; disabled by default).
· Added KeePass.exe.config file to redirect old assemblies to the latest one, and explicitly declare .NET 4.0 runtime support.
· Added documentation for the '-pw-enc' command line parameter, the {PASSWORD_ENC} placeholder and URL overrides.
· Added workaround for ^/& .NET SendKeys issue.

Improvements / Changes:
· New locking timer (using a timeout instead of a countdown).
· Improved locking when the Windows session is being ended or switched.
· Improved multi-database locking.
· Separated the options for locking when the computer is locked and the computer is about to be suspended.
· FIREFOX} placeholder: added support for registry-redirected 32-bit Firefox installations on 64-bit Windows systems.
· File transactions: the NTFS/EFS encryption flag is now also preserved when the containing directory isn't encrypted.
· The IPC channel name on Unix-like systems is now dependent on the current user and machine name.
· KeePass now selects the parent group after deleting a group.
· Entries are now marked as modified when mass-changing their colors or icons.
· Key states are now queried on interrupt level.
· A {DELAY=X} global delay now affects all characters of a keystroke sequence when TCATO is enabled, too.
· Improved dialog closing when exiting automatically.
· Plugin-provided entry list columns can now be right-aligned at KeePass startup already.
· Removed KDBX DOM code.
· Installer: the KeePass start menu shortcut is now created directly in the programs folder; the other shortcuts have been removed (use the Control Panel for uninstalling and the 'Help' menu in KeePass to access the help).
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Quotes in parameters for the 'Execute command line / URL' trigger action are now escaped correctly.
· Auto-type on Unix-like systems: window filters without wildcards now match correctly.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.13:

September 6th, 2010

New Features:
· Password quality estimation algorithm: added check for about 1500 most common passwords (these are rated down to 1/8th of their statistical rating; Bloom filter-based implementation).
· Global auto-type (using a system-wide hot key) is now possible on Unix-like systems (see the documentation for setup instructions, section 'Installation / Portability' in the 'KeePass 2.x' group; thanks to Jordan Sissel for enhancing 'xdotool').
· Added IPC functionality for Unix-like systems.
· Added possibility to write export plugins that don't require an output file.
· Tag lists are sorted alphabetically now.
· Password text boxes now use a monospace font by default.
· Added option to select a different font for password text boxes (menu 'Tools' -> 'Options' -> tab 'Interface').
· Added support for importing Password Prompter 1.2 DAT files.
· Added ability to export to Windows/IE favorites.
· Added ability to specify IO credentials in the 'Synchronize' trigger action.
· Added ability to specify IO credentials and a master key in the 'Open database file' trigger action.
· If IO credentials are stored, they are now obfuscated.
· Custom colors in the Windows color selection dialog are now remembered.
· Added high resolution version of the KeePass application icon.
· Improved lock overlay icon (higher resolution).
· PLGX loader: added support for unversioned KeePass assembly references.

Improvements / Changes:
· Added workaround to avoid alpha transparency corruption when adding images to an image list.
· Improved image list generation performance.
· Added workaround to display the lock overlay icon when having enabled the option to start minimized and locked.
· Improved group and entries deletion confirmation dialogs (with preview; only Windows Vista and higher).
· The password character picking dialog now offers the raw password characters instead of an auto-type encoded sequence.
· PINs importer: improved importing of expiry dates.
· Some button icons are now resized to 16x15 when the 16x16 icon is too large.
· Renamed character repetition option in the password generator for improved clarity.
· Improved workspace locking.
· Locking timer is now thread-safe.
· Added code to prevent loading libraries from the current working directory (to avoid binary planting attacks).
· Removed Tomboy references (on Unix-like systems).
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.12:

July 9th, 2010

New Features:
· Auto-type window definitions in custom window-sequence pairs are now Spr-compiled (i.e. placeholders, environment variables, etc. can be used).
· Global auto-type delay: added support for multi-modified keys and special keys.
· Added 'New Database' application policy flag.
· Added 'Copy Whole Entries' application policy flag.
· Multi-monitor support: at startup, KeePass now ensures that the main window's normal area at least partially overlaps the virtual screen rectangle of at least one monitor.
· RoboForm importer: URLs without protocol prefix are now prefixed automatically (HTTP).
· Entry-dependent placeholders can now be used in most trigger events, conditions and actions (the currently focused entry is used).
· Auto-type on Unix-like systems: KeePass now shows an informative error message when trying to invoke auto-type without having installed the 'xdotool' package.

Improvements / Changes:
· New column engine: drag&dropping hidden fields works as expected again (the field data is transferred, not asterisks).
· Improved restoration of a maximized main window.
· Improved error message when trying to import/export data from/to a KDB file on a non-Windows operating system.
· Minor other improvements.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.11:

July 3rd, 2010

New Features:
· Added entry tags (you can assign tags to entries in the entry editing window or by using the 'Selected Entries' context menu; to list all entries having a specific tag, choose the tag either in the 'Edit' main menu or in the 'Show Entries' toolbar drop-down button).
· Completely new entry list column engine; the columns are dynamic now, custom entry strings can be shown in the list, to configure go 'View' -> 'Configure Columns...'; the column engine is also extensible now, i.e. plugins can provide new columns.
· Added 'Size' entry list column (shows the approximate memory required for the entry).
· Added 'History (Count)' entry list column (double-clicking a cell of this column opens the entry editing window and automatically switches to the 'History' tab).
· Added 'Expiry Time (Date Only)' entry list column.
· Added options to specify the number of days until the master key of a database is recommended to and/or must be changed.
· Added support for exporting selected entries to KDB.
· Added 'FileSaveAsDirectory' configuration key to specify the default directory for 'Save As' database file dialogs.
· Double-clicking a history entry in the entry editing dialog now opens/views the entry.
· It's now possible to tab from menus and toolbars to dialog controls.
· Added option to turn off hiding in-memory protected custom strings using asterisks in the entry view.
· Added workaround for FTP servers sending a 550 error after opening and closing a file without downloading data.
· Added 'Unhide Passwords' application policy flag.
· Password Depot importer: some icons are converted now.
· {GOOGLECHROME} placeholder: updated detection code to also support the latest versions of Chrome.
· The main window now uses the shell font by default.
· On Windows Vista and higher, Explorer-themed tree and list views are now used in the main window.
· On Windows 7 and higher, the main window peek preview is now disabled when the KeePass workspace is locked.
· Installer: added option to optimize the on-demand start-up performance of KeePass.
· TrlUtil: added 3 dots string validation.

Improvements / Changes:
· Improved entry list item selection performance (defer UI state update on selection change burst).
· Improved special key code conversion in KDB importer.
· Icon picker dialog now has a 'Close' button.
· When sorting is enabled, the entry list view now doesn't get destroyed anymore when trying to move entries.
· Main window is now brought to the foreground when untraying.
· Removed grid lines option.
· Reduced size of MSI file.
· Various performance improvements.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· No file path is requested anymore when double-clicking an import source that doesn't require a file.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.10:

March 5th, 2010

New Features:
· Translation system: added support for right-to-left scripts.
· Added {HMACOTP} placeholder to generate HMAC-based one-time passwords as specified in RFC 4226 (the shared secret is the UTF-8 representation of the value of the 'HmacOtp-Secret' custom entry string field, and the counter is stored in decimal form in the 'HmacOtp-Counter' field).
· On Windows 7, KeePass now shows a 'locked' overlay icon on the taskbar button when the database is locked.
· On Windows 7, the database loading/saving progress is now shown on the taskbar button.
· Added option to disable automatic searching for key files.
· Added KDBX database repair functionality (in File -> Import).
· Added support for expired root groups.
· Added global delay support for shifted special keys.
· Added 'Change Master Key' application policy flag.
· Added 'Edit Triggers' application policy flag.
· Added trigger action to activate a database (select tab).
· Added configuration options to allow enforcing states (enabled, disabled, checked, unchecked) of key source controls in the master key creation and prompt dialogs (see 'Composite Master Key' documentation page).
· Added option to disable the 'Save' command (instead of graying it out) if the database hasn't been modified.
· Added support for importing KeePassX 0.4.1 XML files.
· Added support for importing Handy Safe 5.12 TXT files.
· Added support for importing Handy Safe Pro 1.2 XML files.
· Added support for importing ZDNet's Password Pro 3.1.4 TXT files.
· Added dialog for selecting the encoding of text files to be attached to an entry.
· Added option to search for passwords in quick finds (disabled by default).
· Added Ctrl+S shortcut in the internal data editor.
· Internal data editor window can now be maximized.
· Document tabs can now be closed by middle-clicking on them.
· Most strings in the trigger system are now Spr-compiled (i.e. placeholders, environment variables, etc. can be used).
· Added '--lock-all' and '--unlock-all' command line options to lock/unlock the workspaces of all other KeePass instances.
· Added 'pw-enc' command line option and {PASSWORD_ENC} placeholder.
· Added preliminary auto-type support for Linux (right-click on an entry and select 'Perform Auto-Type'; the 'xdotool' package is required).
· Added option to enforce using the system font when running under KDE and Gnome (option enabled by default).
· HTML exports are now XHTML 1.0 compliant.
· Printing: added option to sort entries.
· Printing: group names are now shown as headings.
· KPScript: added '-CreateBackup' option for the EditEntry command (to create backups of entries before modifying them).
· The PLGX plugin cache root path can now be specified in the configuration file (Application/PluginCachePath).
· Plugin developers: added ability to write entropy providers that can update the internal pool of the cryptographically strong random number generator.
· Plugin developers: added some public PwEntryForm properties, events and methods.
· Plugin developers: added entry template events.
· Plugin developers: added group and entry touching events.
· Plugin developers: added main window focus changing event.
· Plugin developers: added support for writing format providers for the internal attachments viewer.

Improvements / Changes:
· Expired icons of groups are non-permanent now.
· Improved search performance and in-memory protection compatibility.
· The SendKeys class now always uses the SendInput method (not JournalHook anymore).
· Improved auto-type delay handling.
· Two-channel auto-type obfuscation: added support for default delays.
· The default auto-type delay is now 10 ms.
· Improved top-most window auto-type support.
· Improved high DPI support (text rendering, banners, ...).
· Temporary file transaction files are now deleted before writing to them.
· Broadcasted file IPC notification messages do not wait infinitely for hanging applications anymore.
· On Windows XP and higher, KeePass now uses alpha-transparent icons in the main entry list.
· In the entry editing dialog, when moving a custom string to a standard field, the string is now appended to the field (instead of overwriting the previous contents of the field).
· Improved UTF-8 encoding (don't emit byte order marks).
· Improved field to standard field mapping function.
· HTML exports do not contain byte-order marks anymore.
· For improved clarity, some controls are now renamed/changed dynamically when using the password generator without having a database open.
· Improved auto-type definition conversion for KDB exports.
· Standard field placeholders are now correctly removed when auto-typing, if the standard field doesn't exist.
· Improved icon picker cancel blocking when removing an icon.
· The default workspace locking time is now 300 seconds (but the option is still disabled by default).
· Modern task dialogs are now displayed on 64-bit Windows systems, too.
· Improved file corruption error messages.
· Improved entry attachments renaming method.
· Double-clicking an attachment in the entry editing dialog now opens it in the internal viewer (the internal editor can only be invoked in the main window).
· When attachments are edited using the internal editor, the entry's last modification time is now updated.
· Improved plugin loading (detect PLGX cache files).
· If the application policy disallows clipboard operations, KeePass doesn't unnecessarily decrypt sensitive data anymore.
· Added tooltip for the 'View' toolbar drop-down button.
· Improved menu accelerator and shortcut keys.
· Upgraded installer.
· Installer: various minor improvements.
· Various performance improvements.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· No exception is thrown anymore when lowering the clipboard auto-clear time in the options below the value of a currently running clearing countdown.
· The 'Show expired entries' functionality now also works when there's exactly one matching entry.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.09:

September 14th, 2009

New Features:

· Added option to use file transactions when writing databases (enabled by default; writing to a temporary file and replacing the actual file afterwards avoids data loss when KeePass is prevented from saving the database completely).
· Added PLGX plugin file format.
· Enhanced database synchronization by structure merging (relocation/moving and reordering groups and entries).
· Added synchronization 'Recent Files' list (in 'File' menu).
· Synchronization / import: added merging of entry histories.
· Synchronization / import: backups of current entries are created automatically, if their data would be lost in the merging process.
· Database name, description, default user name, entry templates group and the recycle bin settings are now synchronized.
· Added {NEWPASSWORD} placeholder, which generates a new password for the current entry, based on the "Automatically generated passwords for new entries" generator profile; this placeholder is replaced once in an auto-type process, i.e. for a typical 'Old Password'-'New Password'-'Repeat New Password' dialog you can use {PASSWORD}{TAB}{NEWPASSWORD}{TAB}{NEWPASSWORD}{ENTER}.
· Added scheme-specific URL overrides (this way you can for example tell KeePass to open all http- and https-URLs with Firefox or Opera instead of the system default browser; PuTTY is set as handler for ssh-URLs by default; see Options -> Integration).
· Added option to drop to the background when copying data to the clipboard.
· Added option to use alternating item background colors in the main entry list (option enabled by default).
· The Ctrl+E shortcut key now jumps to the quick search box.
· Added auto-type sequence conversion routine to convert key codes between 1.x and 2.x format.
· Added workaround for internal queue issue in SendKeys.Flush.
· Added more simple clipboard backup routine to workaround clipboard issues when special formats are present.
· Added native clipboard clearing method to avoid empty data objects being left in the clipboard.
· Added import support for custom icons.
· Added {GOOGLECHROME} placeholder, which is replaced by the executable path of Google Chrome, if installed.
· Added {URL:RMVSCM} placeholder, which inserts the URL of the current entry without the scheme specifier.
· Added ability to search for UUIDs and group names.
· Toolbar searches now also search in UUIDs and group names.
· Added {DELAY=X} placeholder to specify a default delay of X milliseconds between standard keypresses in this sequence.
· Added option to disable verifying written database files.
· Attachment names in the entry view are now clickable (to open the attachments in the internal editor or viewer).
· Added Unicode support in entry details view.
· Added option to render menus and toolbars with gradient backgrounds (enabled by default).
· MRU lists now have numeric access keys.
· Added '--entry-url-open' command line option (specify the UUID of the entry as '--uuid:' command line parameter).
· Added 'Application initialized' trigger event.
· Added 'User interface state updated' trigger event.
· Added host reachability trigger condition.
· Added 'Active database has unsaved changes' trigger condition.
· Added 'Save active database' trigger action.
· Added database file synchronization trigger action.
· Added database file export trigger action.
· KeePass now restores the last view when opening databases.
· Added system-wide hot key to execute auto-type for the currently selected entry (configurable in the options).
· Added option to disable auto-type entry matching based on title (by default an entry matches if its title is contained in the target window title).
· Added option to disable marking TAN entries as expired when using them.
· Added option to focus the quick search box when restoring from tray (disabled by default).
· Added entry context menu commands to sort by UUID and file attachments.
· Custom string fields are now appended to the notes when exporting to KeePass 1.x KDB files.
· Enforced configuration files are now item-based (items not defined in the enforced configuration file are now loaded from the global/local configuration files instead of being set to defaults).
· File transactions are used when writing configuration files.
· KPScript: added 'ChangeMasterKey' command.
· ShInstUtil: added check for the presence of .NET.
· TrlUtil: added command under 'Import' that loads 2.x LNGX files without checking base hashes.
· TrlUtil: added control docking support.
· Plugin developers: added static window addition and removal events to the GlobalWindowManager class.
· Plugin developers: added ability to write custom dialog banner generators (CustomGenerator of BannerFactory).
· Plugin developers: the IOConnectionInfo of the database is now accessible through the key provider query context.
· Plugin developers: added static auto-type filter events (plugins can provide own placeholders, do sequence customizations like inserting delays, and provide alternative key sending methods).
· Plugin developers: added UIStateUpdated main window event.
Improvements / Changes:

· Simple text boxes now convert rich text immediately.
· Improved entry change detection (avoid unnecessary backups when closing the entry dialog with [OK] but without any changes; detect by content instead of change events).
· Header in entry selection dialog is now non-clickable.
· Entry list header now uses native sorting icons.
· Key providers are now remembered separately from key files.
· The main window is now the owner of the import method dialog.
· The global URL override is now also applied for main entry URLs in the entry details view.
· Improved grouping behavior when disabling entry sorting.
· Improved field mapping in RoboForm import.
· Root groups now support custom icons.
· In the entry dialog, string values are now copied to the clipboard instead of asterisks.
· Improved import/synchronization status dialog.
· Improved import/synchronization error message dialogs.
· Entry history items are now identified by the last modification time instead of last access time.
· The trigger system can now be accessed directly through 'Tools' -> 'Triggers...', not the options anymore.
· Changed order of commands in the 'Tools' menu.
· Improved auto-type target window validity checking.
· Ctrl-V does not make the main window lose the focus anymore if auto-type is disabled for the currently selected entry.
· When restoring from tray, the main window is now brought to the foreground.
· Double-clicking an icon in the icon picker dialog now chooses the icon and closes the dialog.
· When adding a custom icon to the database, the new icon is selected automatically.
· When opening a database by running KeePass.exe with the database file path as parameter (and single instance option enabled), the existing KeePass instance will not prompt for keys of previously locked databases anymore when restoring (they are just left in locked state).
· Unlocking routine doesn't display multiple dialogs anymore.
· Improved shortcut key handling in main window.
· Master key change success message now has a distinguishable window title.
· Improved start position and focus of the URL dialog.
· Improved layout in options dialog.
· Improved UUID and UI updates when removing custom icons.
· Improved window deconstruction when closing with [X].
· Improved user activity detection.
· Improved state updating of sorting context menu commands.
· Improved sorting by UUIDs.
· Improved naming of options to clarify their meaning.
· Converted ShInstUtil to a native application (in order to be able to show a warning in case .NET is not installed).
· Plugins: improved IOConnection to allow using registered custom WebRequest descendants (WebRequest.RegisterPrefix).
· TrlUtil: improved XML comments generation.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.
Bugfixes:

· Password profile derivation function doesn't incorrectly always add standard character ranges anymore.
· In-memory protection for the title field of new entries can be enabled now.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.08:

July 5th, 2009

New Features:
· Key transformation library: KeePass can now use Windows' CNG/BCrypt API for key transformations (about 50% faster than the KeePass built-in key transformation code; by increasing the amount of rounds by 50%, you'll get the same waiting time as in 2.07, but the protection against dictionary and guessing attacks is raised by a factor of 1.5; only Windows Vista and higher).
· Added support for sending keystrokes (auto-type) to windows that are using different keyboard layouts.
· Added option to remember key file paths (enabled by default).
· Added internal editor for text files (text only and RTF formatted text; editor can edit entry attachments).
· Internal data viewer: added support for showing rich text (text with formatting).
· Added inheritable group settings for disabling auto-type and searching for all entries in this group (see tab 'Behavior'); for new recycle bins, both properties are set to disabled.
· Added new placeholders: {DB_PATH}, {DB_DIR}, {DB_NAME}, {DB_BASENAME}, {DB_EXT}, {ENV_DIRSEP}, {DT_SIMPLE}, {DT_YEAR}, {DT_MONTH}, {DT_DAY}, {DT_HOUR}, {DT_MINUTE}, {DT_SECOND}, {DT_UTC_SIMPLE}, {DT_UTC_YEAR}, {DT_UTC_MONTH}, {DT_UTC_DAY}, {DT_UTC_HOUR}, {DT_UTC_MINUTE}, {DT_UTC_SECOND}.
· The password character picking dialog now supports pre-defining the number of characters to pick; append :k in the placeholder to specify a length of k (for example, {PICKPASSWORDCHARS3:5} would be a placeholder with ID 3 and would pick 5 characters from the password); advantage: when having picked k characters, the dialog closes automatically, i.e. saves you to click [OK].
· IDs in {PICKPASSWORDCHARSn} do not need to be consecutive anymore.
· The password character picking dialog now first dereferences passwords (i.e. placeholders can be used here, too).
· Added '-minimize' command line option.
· Added '-iousername', '-iopassword' and '-iocredfromrecent' command line options.
· Added '--auto-type' command line option.
· Added support for importing FlexWallet 1.7 XML files.
· Added option to disable protecting the clipboard using the CF_CLIPBOARD_VIEWER_IGNORE clipboard format.
· Added support for WebDAV URLs (thanks to Ryan Press).
· Added shortcut keys in master key prompt dialog.
· Added entry templates functionality (first specify an entry templates group in the database settings dialog, then use the 'Add Entry' toolbar drop-down button).
· Added AceCustomConfig class (accessible through host interface), that allows plugins to store their configuration data in the KeePass configuration file.
· Added ability for plugins to store custom data in KDBX database files (PwDatabase.CustomData).
· Added interface for custom password generation algorithm plugins.
· URLs in the entry preview window are now always clickable (especially including cmd:// URLs).
· Added option to copy URLs to the clipboard instead of opening them (Options -> Interface, turned off by default).
· Added option to automatically resize entry list columns when resizing the main window (turned off by default).
· Added 'Sync' command in KPScript scripting tool.
· Added FIPS compliance problems self-test (see FAQ for details about FIPS compliance).
· Added Rijndael/AES block size validation and configuration.
· Added NotifyIcon workaround for Mono under Mac OS X.
· Added confirmation box for empty master passwords.
· Added radio buttons in auto-type sequence editing dialog to choose between the default entry sequence and a custom one.
· Added hint that group notes are shown in group tooltips.
· Added test for KeePass 1.x plugins and an appropriate error message.
· Added interface for writing master password requirements validation plugins.
· Key provider plugin API: enhanced key query method by a context information object.
· Key provider plugin API: added 'DirectKey' property to key provider base class that allows returning keys that are directly written to the user key data stream.
· Key provider plugin API: added support for exclusive plugins.
· The '-keyfile' command line option now supports selecting key providers (plugins).
· Auto-Type: added option to send an Alt keypress when only the Alt modifier is active (option enabled by default).
· Added warning when trying to use only Alt or Alt-Shift as global hot key modifier.
· TrlUtil: added search functionality and toolbar.
· TrlUtil: version is now shown in the window title.
Improvements / Changes:

· Improved database file versioning and changed KDBX file signature in order to prevent older versions from corrupting newer files.
· ShInstUtil now first tries to uninstall a previous native image before creating a new one.
· Improved file corruption error messages (instead of index out of array bounds exception text, ...).
· The 'Open in Browser' command now opens all selected entries instead of just the focused one.
· Data-editing commands in the 'Tools' menu in the entry dialog are now disabled when being in history viewing mode.
· Right arrow key now works correctly in group tree view.
· Entry list is now updated when selecting a group by pressing a A-Z, 0-9 or numpad key.
· Improved entry list performance and sorting behavior.
· Improved splitter distance remembering.
· Improved self-tests (KeePass now correctly terminates when a self-test fails).
· The attachment column in the main window now shows the names of the attached files instead of the attachments count.
· Double-clicking an attachment field in the main window now edits (if possible) or shows the first attachment of the entry.
· Group modification times are now updated after editing groups.
· Improved scrolling of the entry list in item grouping mode.
· Changed history view to show last modification times, titles and user names of history entries.
· KeePass now also automatically prompts to unlock when restoring to a maximized window.
· Improved file system root directory support.
· Improved generic CSV importer preview performance.
· When saving a file, its path is not remembered anymore, if the option for opening the recently used file at startup is disabled.
· Improved auto-type input blocking.
· Instead of a blank text, the entry dialog now shows "(Default)" if the default auto-type sequence is used in a window-sequence association.
· Most broadcasted Windows messages do not wait for hanging applications anymore.
· Improved main window hiding at startup when the options to minimize after opening a database and to tray are enabled.
· Default tray action is now dependent on mouse button.
· New entries can now inherit custom icons from their parent groups.
· Improved maximized state handling when exiting while the main window is minimized.
· Improved state updating in key creation form.
· Improved MRU list updating performance.
· Improved plugin incompatibility error message.
· Deprecated {DOCDIR}, use {DB_DIR} instead ({DOCDIR} is still supported for backward compatibility though).
· Last modification times of TAN entries are now updated.
· F12 cannot be registered as global hot key anymore, because it is reserved for kernel-mode / JIT debuggers.
· Improved auto-type statement conversion routine in KeePass 1.x KDB file importer.
· Improved column width calculation in file/data format dialog.
· Improved synchronization status bar messages.
· TrlUtil: base hash for forms is now computed using the form's client rectangle instead of its window size.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Recycle bin is now cleared correctly when clearing the database.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 1.16:

June 7th, 2009

New Features:
· Added option to use Windows' CNG/BCrypt API for key transformations (about 50% faster than the KeePass built-in key transformation code; by increasing the amount of rounds by 50%, you'll get the same waiting time as in 1.15, but the protection against dictionary and guessing attacks is raised by a factor of 1.5; option enabled by default; only Windows Vista and higher).
· Completely new update checking system that now also supports checking for new plugin versions.
· Added warning when trying to open a KDBX file created by KeePass 2.x (with hint about how to migrate from 2.x to 1.x).
· Added 'KeeAutoNewDbBasePath' and 'KeeAutoNewDbBaseName' configuration options (to specify the default location where the database file will be stored in mini mode).
· Added advanced option to immediately delete TAN entries after using them.
· Added '-minimize' command line option.
· Added '-registerfileext' and '-unregisterfileext' command line options to register/unregister the KDB file association.
· File association methods are now UAC aware.
· Added check for reserved group names (like 'Backup').
· On Windows Vista and higher, core database manager error / warning messages are displayed using modern task dialogs.
· The number of days below which entries are treated as soon to expire can now be configured (see help -> customize).
· Plugins: added new COM interface (IKpAPI2) for the main API that allows querying whether the database is the one initially specified on the command line.
· Key provider plugin API: new key query method that supports context information.

Improvements:
· Image list handling improvements.
· When auto-locking after the specified number of seconds of inactivity, KeePass minimizes to taskbar or to tray, depending on the 'Minimize to tray instead of taskbar' option.
· Plugin versions are now displayed in a separate column in the plugins dialog.
· When trying to open a second master key dialog or auto-type entry selection dialog for a window, KeePass brings itself to the foreground instead of showing a second dialog.
· Calculation of soon to expire entries is now more precise.
· Various improvements to status bar messages.
· Improved workspace locking toolbar button tooltips.
· Installer: various minor improvements.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· Newlines of the notes field are now encoded correctly in exports when Unix mode is enabled.
· New databases do not inherit file names of previous locked databases anymore

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.07 Beta:

March 14th, 2009

New Features:
· Added powerful trigger system (when events occur, check some conditions and execute a list of actions; see options dialog in 'Advanced'; more events / conditions / actions can be added later based on user requests, and can also be provided by plugins).
· Native master key transformations (rounds) are now computed by the native KeePassLibC support library (which contains the new, highly optimized transformation code used by KeePass 1.15, in two threads); on dual/multi core processors this results in almost triple the performance as before (by tripling the amount of rounds you'll get the same waiting time as in 2.06, but the protection against dictionary and guessing attacks is tripled).
· Added recycle bin (enabled by default, it can be disabled in the database settings dialog).
· Added Salsa20 stream cipher for CryptoRandomStream (this algorithm is not only more secure than ArcFour, but also achieves a higher performance; CryptoRandomStream defaults to Salsa20 now; port developers: KeePass uses Salsa20 for the inner random stream in KDBX files).
· KeePass is now storing file paths (last used file, MRU list) in relative form in the configuration file.
· Added support for importing 1Password Pro CSV files.
· Added support for importing KeePass 1.x XML files.
· Windows XP and higher: added support for double-buffering in all list views (including entry lists).
· Windows Vista and higher: added support for alpha-blended marquee selection in all list views (including entry lists).
· Added 'EditEntry', 'DeleteEntry', 'AddEntries' and 'DeleteAllEntries' commands in KPScript scripting tool.
· Added support for importing special ICO files.
· Added option to exit instead of locking the workspace after the specified time of inactivity.
· Added option to minimize the main window after locking the KeePass workspace.
· Added option to minimize the main window after opening a database.
· Added support for exporting to KDBX files.
· Added command to remove deleted objects information.
· TrlUtil now checks for duplicate accelerator keys in dialogs.
· Added controls in the entry editing dialog to specify a custom text foreground color for entries.
· KeePass now retrieves the default auto-type sequence from parent groups when adding new entries.
· The password character picking dialog can now be invoked multiple times when auto-typing (use {PICKPASSWORDCHARS}, {PICKPASSWORDCHARS2}, {PICKPASSWORDCHARS3}, etc.).
· Added '-set-urloverride', '-clear-urloverride' and '-get-urloverride' command line options.
· Added '-set-translation' command line option.
· Added option to print custom string fields in details mode.
· Various entry listings now support custom foreground and background colors for entry items.
· Added 'click through' behavior for menus and toolbars.
· File association methods are now UAC aware.

Improvements / Changes:
· User interface is now blocked while saving to a file (in order to prevent accidental user actions that might interfere with the saving process).
· Improved native modifier keys handling on 64-bit systems.
· Improved application startup performance.
· Added image list processing workaround for Windows 7.
· OK button is now reenabled after manually activating the key file checkbox and selecting a file in the master key dialog.
· The master key dialog now appears in the task bar.
· When KeePass is minimized to tray and locked, pressing the global auto-type hot key doesn't restore the main window anymore.
· The installer now by default installs KeePass 1.x and 2.x into separate directories in the program files folder.
· The optional autorun registry keys of KeePass 1.x and 2.x do not collide anymore.
· File type association identifiers of KeePass 1.x and 2.x do not collide anymore.
· File MRU list now uses case-insensitive comparisons.
· Improved preview updates in Print and Data Viewer dialogs.
· Message service provider is thread safe now.
· Threading safety improvements in KPScript scripting plugin.
· Improved control state updates in password generator dialog.
· Improved master password validation in 'New Database' dialog.
· Times are now stored as UTC in KDBX files (ISO 8601 format).
· Last access time fields are now updated when auto-typing, copying fields to the clipboard and drag&drop operations.
· KPScript scripting tool now supports in-memory protection.
· Database is not marked as modified anymore when closing the import dialog with Cancel.
· Added asterisks in application policy editing dialog to make clearer that changing the policy requires a KeePass restart.
· Double-clicking a format in the import/export dialog now automatically shows the file browsing dialog.
· Improved permanent entry deletion confirmation prompt.
· Improved font objects handling.
· Expired groups are now rendered using a striked out font.
· Improved auto-type statement conversion routine in KeePass 1.x KDB file importer.
· Clipboard clearing countdown is not started anymore when copying data fails (e.g. policy disabled).
· Improved synchronization with URLs.
· The database maintenance dialog now only marks the database as modified when it actually has removed something.
· KeePass now broadcasts a shell notification after changing the KDBX file association.
· Improved warning message when trying to directly open KeePass 1.x KDB files.
· Improved Linux / Mac OS X compatibility.
· Improved MSI package (removed unnecessary dependency).
· TrlUtil: improved NumericUpDown and RichTextBox handling.
· Installer now checks for minimum operating system version.
· Installer: file association is now a task, not a component.
· Installer: various other improvements.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:
· When cloning a group tree using drag&drop, KeePass now assigns correct parent group references to cloned groups and entries.
· Fixed crash when clicking 'Cancel' in the settings dialog when creating a new database.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.06 Beta / 1.14:

November 2nd, 2008

New Features:

· Translation system is now complete (translations to various languages will be published on the KeePass translations page when translators finish them).
· When saving the database, KeePass now first checks whether the file on disk/server has been modified since it was loaded and if so, asks the user whether to synchronize with the changed file instead of overwriting it (i.e. multiple users can now use a shared database on a network drive).
· Database files are now verified (read and hashed) after writing them to disk (in order to prevent data loss caused by damaged/broken devices and/or file systems).
· Completely new auto-type/URL placeholder replacement and field reference engine.
· On Windows Vista, some of the message boxes are now displayed as modern task dialogs.
· KeePass is now also available as MSI package.
· Accessibility: added advanced option to optimize the user interface for screen readers (only enable this option if you're really using a screen reader).
· Added standard client icons: Tux, feather, apple, generic Wiki icon, '$', certificate and BlackBerry.
· Secure edit controls in the master key and entry dialogs now accept text drops.
· Added ability to store notes for each group (see 'Notes' tab in the group editing window), these notes are shown in the tooltip of the group in the group tree of the main window.
· Group names in the entry details view are now clickable; click it to jump to the group of the entry (especially useful for jumping from search results to the real group of an entry).
· Added 'GROUPPATH', 'DELAY' and 'PICKPASSWORDCHARS' special placeholders to auto-type sequence editing dialog.
· Wildcards (*) may now also appear in the middle of auto-type target window filters.
· For auto-type target window filters, regular expressions are now supported (enclose in //).
· KeePass now shows an explicit file corruption warning message when saving to a file fails.
· Added option to prepend a special auto-type initialization sequence for Internet Explorer and Maxthon windows to fix a focus issue (option enabled by default).
· Added ability to specify a minimum length and minimum estimated quality that master passwords must have (see help file -> Features -> Composite Master Key; for admins).
· Added field reference creation dialog (accessible through the 'Tools' menu in the entry editing dialog).
· Field references are dereferenced when copying data to the clipboard.
· Entry field references are now dereferenced in drag&drop operations.
· KeePass now follows field references in indirect auto-type sequence paths.
· Added internal field reference cache (highly improves performance of multiple-cyclic/recursive field references).
· Added managed system power mode change handler.
· Added "Lock Workspace" tray context menu command.
· Moved all export commands into a new export dialog.
· Added context menu command to export the selected group only.
· Added context menu command to export selected entries only.
· Added support for importing Password Memory 2008 XML files.
· Added support for importing Password Keeper 7.0 CSV files.
· Added support for importing Passphrase Keeper 2.70 HTML files.
· Added support for importing data from PassKeeper 1.2.
· Added support for importing Mozilla bookmarks JSON files (Firefox 3 bookmark files).
· Added support for exporting to KeePass 1.x CSV files.
· Added XSL transformation file to export passwords only (useful for generating and exporting password lists).
· Added support for writing databases to hidden files.
· When passing '/?', '--help' or similar on the command line, KeePass will now open the command line help.
· When single instance mode is enabled and a second instance is started with command line parameters, these parameters are now sent to the already open KeePass instance.
· KeePass now ships with a compiled XML serializer library, which highly improves startup performance.
· Added support for Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) paths (Windows) in the URL field (without cmd:// prefix).
· Added option to exclude expired entries in the 'Find' dialog.
· Added option to exclude expired entries in quick searches (toolbar; disabled by default).
· The box to enter the name of a custom string field is now a combobox that suggests previously-used names in its drop-down list.
· Added Shift, Control and Alt key modifiers to placeholder overview in the auto-type sequence editing dialog.
· Added support for 64 byte key files which don't contain hex keys.
· Added Ctrl-Shift-F accelerator for the 'Find in this Group' context menu command (group tree must have the focus).
· Added export ability to KPScript plugin.
· Ctrl-Tab now also works in the password list, groups tree and entry details view.
· Added multi-user documentation.
· Plugin developers: DocumentManagerEx now has an ActiveDocumentSelected event.
· Plugin developers: instead of manually setting the parent group property and adding an object to a group, use the new AddEntry / AddGroup methods of PwGroup (can take ownership).
· Plugins can now add new export file formats (in addition to import formats).
· Plugins: added static message service event.
Improvements / Changes:

· When using the installation package and Windows Vista, settings are now stored in the user's profile directory (instead of Virtual Store; like on Windows XP and earlier).
· Accessibility: multi-line edit controls do not accept tabs anymore (i.e. tab jumps to the next dialog control), and inserting a new line doesn't require pressing Ctrl anymore.
· When moving entries, KeePass doesn't switch to the target group anymore.
· When deleting entries from the search results, the entry list is not cleared anymore.
· Improved entry duplication method (now also works correctly in search results list and grouped list views).
· A more useful error message is shown when checking for updates fails.
· Improved formats sorting in the import dialog.
· The 'Limit to single instance' option is now turned on by default (multiple databases are opened in tabs).
· Removed 'sort up', 'sort down' and empty client icons.
· Improved program termination code (common clean-up).
· Improved error message that is shown when reading/writing the protected user key fails.
· The key file selection dialog now by default shows all files.
· Plugins: improved event handlers (now using generic delegate).
· Implemented several workarounds for Mono (2.0.1+).
· Added conformance level specification for XSL transformations (in order to improve non-XML text exports using XSLT).
· Improved key state toggling for auto-type on 64-bit systems.
· Removed several unnecessary .NET assembly dependencies.
· Threading safety improvements.
· Highly improved entry context menu performance when many entries are selected.
· Entry selection performance improvements in main window.
· Improved entries list view performance (state caching).
· List view group assignment improvements (to avoid splitting).
· Removed tab stops from quality progress bars.
· After moving entries to a different group, the original group is selected instead of the target group.
· Layout and text improvements in the master key creation form.
· Text in the URL field is now shown in blue (if it's black in the standard theme).
· Improved auto-type tab in entry dialog (default sequence).
· Improved AES/Rijndael cipher engine initialization.
· Improved build scripts.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor other improvements.
· Installer: changed AppId to allow parallel installation of KeePass 1.x and 2.x.
· Minor other installer improvements.
Bugfixes:

· The 'View' -> 'Show Columns' -> 'Last Access Time' menu command now works correctly.
· The 'Clipboard' -> 'Paste Entries' menu command now assigns correct group references to pasted entries.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 1.11:

August 14th, 2008

· Groups in the group list now behave like folders in Windows Explorer when moving groups/folders (i.e. sub-groups are also moved).
· Added advanced option to drop to the background when copying data to the clipboard.
· Added auto-type configuration dialog (button 'Auto-Type' in the options dialog, tab page 'Advanced'); this dialog now contains all options related to auto-type.
· The default auto-type sequence can now be configured in the Auto-Type configuration dialog.
· Added option to prepend a special auto-type initialization sequence for Internet Explorer and Maxthon windows to fix a focus issue (option enabled by default).
· Added field reference creation dialog (accessible through the 'Tools' menu in the entry editing dialog).
· KeePass now follows field references in indirect auto-type sequence paths.
· Field references are dereferenced when copying data to the clipboard.
· Secure edit controls in the master key and entry dialogs now accept text drops.
· Group names in the entry details view are now clickable; click it to jump to the group of the entry (especially useful for jumping from search results to the real group of an entry).
· Added documentation about how to customize KeePass (networks).
· KeePass now shows an explicit file corruption warning message when saving to a file fails.
· KeePass on Windows ¡Ü XP now mimics the extended combobox behavior seen on Windows Vista: when pressing a character key, the next string starting with this character is selected (for example a file can be selected in the key files list now by pressing the key corresponding to the drive).
· Entries in the auto-type entry selection window are now sorted.
· The auto-type sequence and auto-type window definition lines are now removed before copying the contents of the notes field to the clipboard, executing an URL and/or auto-typing.
· KeePass recreates the temporary system/account directory, if it has accidently been deleted.
· When using the installation package and Windows Vista, settings are now stored in the user's profile directory (instead of Virtual Store; like on Windows XP and earlier).
· If the option to remember the last used file is disabled, KeePass now won't remember the last used directory either.
· Entry details view is now cleared when no entry is selected.
· All edit combo boxes can now auto-scroll horizontally.
· When security-critical operations are disabled, the 'unhide' button in the master key dialog is disabled now.
· The read-only flag is not cleared anymore when closing a file (consequently locking will not clear the read-only flag).
· When deleting a subgroup tree, backup entries of all deleted entries are now created in the 'Backup' group.
· Improved status bar updating on WTS notifications.
· {INSERT} works like {INS} now.
· Various code optimizations.
· Minor installer improvements.
· Minor other improvements.
· "User Name" is now translated correctly in TXT exports.
· Referencing passwords of other entries now works correctly.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 1.11:

May 15th, 2008

· Master key transformations (rounds) are now computed in two threads; on dual/multi core processors this results in almost twice the performance as before (by doubling the amount of rounds you'll get the same waiting time as in 1.10, but the protection against dictionary and guessing attack is doubled).
· On Windows Vista, some of the message boxes are now displayed as modern task dialogs.
· Database files are now verified (read and hashed) after writing them to disk (in order to prevent data loss caused by damaged/broken devices and/or file systems).
· When saving databases to removable media, KeePass now tries to lock and unlock the volume, which effectively flushes all system caches related to this drive (this prevents data loss caused by removing USB sticks without correctly unmounting in Windows first; but it only works when no other program is using the drive).
· Improved database file writing algorithm (small block writes and explicit flushing).
· The system's INI cache is now flushed before copying the temporary global INI file to the application directory (improves Windows 95 / 98 / ME compatibility).
· Added placeholders for referencing fields of other entries (dereferenced when starting URLs and performing auto-type, see the auto-type placeholders documentation).
· Added natural sorting (when sorting the entry list, KeePass now performs a human-like comparison instead of a simple lexicographical one; this sorts entries with numbers more logically; only supported with ShlWApi/IE 6.0.2800).
· Added pattern placeholder 's' to generate special characters of the printable 7-bit ASCII character set.
· KeePass now locks when the system is suspending (if the option for locking on locking Windows or switching user is enabled).
· Added a 'Tools' button menu in the entry editing dialog.
· Tools button menu: Added command to select an application for the URL field (will be prefixed with cmd://).
· Tools button menu: Added command to select a document for the URL field (will be prefixed with cmd://).
· Tools button menu: Added command to insert a placeholder into the URL field.
· Tools button menu: Added command to select an auto-type target window (a dialog will be opened, in which you can select an existing currently-opened window; an appropriate auto-type definition will be added in the notes field).
· Several entry context menu commands are now only enabled if applicable (if the user name field of an entry is empty, the 'Copy User Name' command is disabled, etc.).
· A " - Copy" suffix is now appended to duplicated entries.
· After duplicating entries, the new entries are selected.
· Added ability to sort entries based on UUIDs.
· Added advanced option to focus the entry list after a successful quick search (toolbar; disabled by default).
· Added support for large translation/language files.
· Added option to always allow full access through remote control (disabled by default, and marked with "not recommended").
· Added radio buttons for removing the expiry time from entries in the mass-modify dialog.
· Added generic Wiki and '$' client icons.
· Added certificate and mobile phone client icons (thanks to oppitronic).
· Added ability to specify the minimum length and minimum estimated quality that master passwords must have (see help file -> Features -> Composite Master Key; for admins).
· Added interface for writing master password requirements validation plugins (see the KPM_VALIDATE_MASTERPASSWORD message).
· Added interface for writing entry validation plugins (see the KPM_VALIDATE_ENTRY message).
· Added interface for writing generated passwords validation plugins (see the KPM_VALIDATE_GENPASSWORD message).
· Added plugin interface for storing custom data in KeePass KDB databases (for example some history, logging, ...).
· Plugins can now execute auto-type (KPC_AUTOTYPE).
· Added ability to specify a window title suffix in the INI file (KeeWindowTitleSuffix).
· Added more simple and robust plugin interface for editing and deleting entries.
· The dialog banner text color can be changed in the INI file now (KeeBannerColorText, set to BGR-Quad).
· The gradient direction in dialog banners can now be specified in the INI file (KeeBannerFlip).
· In mini mode, no passwords are generated automatically for new entries.
· In mini mode, clicking the 'Generate Password' button in the entry window immediately generates a new password based on the automatic generation profile, instead of showing the password generator dialog.
· In mini mode, the URL field is replaced by a combo box, in which you can select one of the plugin-provided user applications (KPM_USERAPP_GETFIRST and KPM_USERAPP_GETNEXT).
· If natural sorting is supported, TANs are not prefixed with zeros anymore.
· Removed 'Loading error' message that appeared when checking for an update and a new version is available.
· TAN indices are now stored in the user name field (the notes field can therefore be used now for storing confirmation messages and/or transaction details).
· "User Name" is now translated correctly in TXT exports.
· On Windows XP and higher, dialog banners now have black background gradients by default.
· Improved list view item focusing.
· Icon of the 'Generate Password' button in the entry editing dialog is now always visible.
· Passwords generated by the automatic generation profile can now be accepted.
· The help can now consistently be accessed through buttons in the lower left of dialogs.
· Improved apple icon (inverted colors).
· Improved group tree redrawing when closing a database.
· Correct times are assigned to incoming entries through RC.
· Improved placeholder replacement engine for URLs and auto- type (prevents infinite recursion).
· Multiple files can now be selected in the import file dialog (except KDB format).
· Import file dialogs do not change the working directory anymore.
· In the mass-modify dialog the expiry time now defaults to the current local time instead of the 'never expires' time.
· Upgraded to Boost libraries version 1.34.1.
· Minor UI improvements (improved error messages, ...).
· Minor other improvements.
· Fixed randomly appearing bug in TAN numbering routine.
· Fixed random failure of local date/time formatting routine.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.04 Alpha:

January 7th, 2008

· Added key provider API (it now is very easy to write a plugin that provides additional key methods, like locking to USB device ID, certificates, smart cards, ... see the developers section in the online KeePass help center).
· Added option to show entries of sub-groups in the entry list of a group (see 'View' -> 'Show Entries of Sub-Groups').
· Added XML valid characters filter (to prevent XML document corruption by ASCII/DOS control characters).
· Added context menu command to print selected entries only.
· Added option to disallow repeating characters in generated passwords (both character set-based and pattern-based).
· Moved security-reducing / dangerous password generator options to a separate 'Advanced' tab page (if you enable a security-reducing option, an exclamation mark (!) is appended to the 'Advanced' tab text).
· Added 'Get more languages' button to the translations dialog.
· Added textual cue for the quick-search edit control.
· The TAN wizard now shows the name of the group into which the TANs will be imported.
· Improved random number generator (it now additionally collects system entropy manually and hashes it with random numbers provided by the system's default CSP and a counter).
· For determining the default text in the 'Override default sequence' edit box in the 'Edit Entry' window, KeePass now recursively traverses up the group tree.
· Last entry list sorting mode (column, ascending / descending) is now remembered and restored.
· First item in the auto-type entry selection window is now focused (allowing to immediately navigate using the keyboard).
· Text in secure edit controls is now selected when the control gets the focus the first time.
· For TAN entries, only a command 'Copy TAN' is now shown in the context menu, others (that don't apply) are invisible.
· Regular expressions are validated before they are matched.
· KeePass now checks the auto-type string for invalid entry field references before sending it.
· The clipboard auto-clear information message is now shown in the status bar instead of the tray balloon tooltip.
· Matching entries are shown only once in the search results list, even when multiple fields match the search text.
· First item of search results is selected automatically, if no other item is already selected (selection restoration).
· Entries with empty titles do not match all windows any more.
· Improved high DPI support in entry window.
· When having enabled the option to automatically lock the workspace after some time and saving a file fails, KeePass will prompt again after the specified amount of time instead of 1 second.
· KeePass now suggests the current file name as name for new files (save as, save as copy).
· The password generator profile combo box can now show more profiles in the list without scrolling.
· Improved native methods exception handling (Mono).
· Updated CHM documentation file.
· TAN wizard now assigns correct indices to TANs after new line characters.
· Copying KeePass entries to the clipboard now works together with the CF_CLIPBOARD_VIEWER_IGNORE clipboard format.
· KeePass now uses the correct client icons image list immediately after adding a custom icon to the database.
· Fixed 'generic error in GDI ' when trying to import a 16x16 icon (thanks to 'stroebele' for the patch).
· File close button in the toolbar (multiple files) works now.
· Fixed minor problem in provider registration of cipher pool.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.03 Alpha / 1.09:

October 15th, 2007

· Added multi-document support (tabbed interface when multiple files are opened).
· KeePass 2.x now runs on Windows 98 / ME, too! (with .NET 2.0).
· Added option to permute passwords generated using a pattern (this allows generating passwords that follow complex rules).
· Added option to start minimized and locked.
· Added support for importing Passwort.Tresor XML files.
· Added support for importing SplashID CSV files.
· Added '--exit-all' command line parameter; call KeePass.exe with this parameter to close all other open KeePass instances (if you do not wish to see the 'Save?' confirmation dialog, enable the 'Automatically save database on exit' option).
· Added support for CF_CLIPBOARD_VIEWER_IGNORE clipboard format (clipboard viewers/extenders compliant with this format ignore data copied by KeePass).
· Added support for synchronizing with multiple other databases (select multiple files in the file selection dialog).
· Added ability to specify custom character sets in password generation patterns.
· Added pattern placeholder 'S' to generate printable 7-bit ASCII characters.
· Added pattern placeholder 'b' to generate brackets.
· Added support for starting very long command lines.
· Entry UUID is now shown on the 'Properties' tab page.
· Added Spanish language for installer.
· KeePass now creates a mutex in the global name space.
· Added menu command to save a copy of the current database.
· The database name is now shown in the title of the 'Enter Password' window.
· Added "Exit" command to tray icon context menu.
· Pressing the 'Enter' key in the password list now opens the currently selected entry for editing.
· Added '-GroupName:' parameter for 'AddEntry' command in the KPScript KeePass scripting tool (see plugins web page).
· Added URL example in 'Open URL' dialog.
· Added support for plugin namespaces with dots (nested).
· Added ability to specify the characters a TAN can consist of.
· '-' is now treated as TAN character by default, not as separator any more.
· Added ability to search using a regular expression.
· Notes in the entry list are now CR/LF-filtered.
· Added {PICKPASSWORDCHARS} placeholder, KeePass will show a dialog which allows you to pick certain characters.
· The password generator dialog is now shown in the Windows taskbar if the main window is minimized to tray.
· Caps lock is now disabled before auto-typing.
· Improved installer (added start menu link to the CHM help file, mutex checking at uninstallation, version information block, ...).
· Plugin architecture: added cancellable default entry action event handler.
· Added support for subitem infotips in various list controls.
· Group name is now shown in the 'Find' dialog (if not root).
· Pressing the 'Insert' key in the password list now opens the 'Add Entry' dialog.
· Last search settings are now remembered (except search text).
· The column order in the main window is now remembered.
· Pressing F2 in the groups tree now initiates editing the name of the currently selected group.
· Pressing F2 in the password list now opens the editing dialog.
· The 'About' dialog is now automatically closed when clicking an hyperlink.
· Entries generated by 'Tools' - 'Password Generator' are now highlighted in the main window (visible and selected).
· Extended auto-close functionality to some more dialogs.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 1.07 Stable:

April 16th, 2007

· 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 bugfixes.

What's new in KeePass Password Safe 2.01 Alpha:

March 26th, 2007

New Features:
· Improved auto-type engine (releases and restores modifier keys, improved focusing, etc.).
· Implemented update-checking functionality.
· Added KPScript plugin (see source code package) for scripting (details about it can be found in the online help center).
· Added Whisper 32 1.16 import support.
· Added Steganos Password Manager 2007 import support.
· Search results now show the full path of the container group.
· Entry windows (main password list, auto-type entry selection dialog, etc.) now show item tooltips when hovering over them.
· Added window box drop-down hint in the auto-type item dialog.
· Database maintenance history days setting is now remembered.
· Improved main window update after importing a file.
· Improved command line handling.
· If opening/starting external files fails, helpful messages are displayed now.
· Completely new exception handling mechanism in the Kdb4File class (allows to show more detailed messages).
· New message service class (KeePassLib.Utility.MessageService).
· Added option to disable remembering the password hiding setting in the 'Edit Entry' window.
· Added menu shortcuts for opening the current entry URL (Ctrl U) and performing current entry auto-type (Ctrl V).

Improvements / Changes:
· Changed file extension to KDBX.
· Password generation profiles are now saved when the dialog is closed with 'Close'/'Cancel'.
· Entry URL overrides now precede the global URL override.
· Standard password generation profiles are now included in the executable file.
· Restructured plugin architecture, it's much clearer now (abstract base class, assembly-internal manager class, ...).
· Only non-empty strings are now displayed in the entry view.
· Current working directory is set to the KeePass application directory before executing external files/URLs.
· Changed fields shown in the auto-type entry selection dialog: title, user name and URL are displayed instead of title, user name and password.
· Clearified clipboard commands in context menus.

Bugfixes:
· Help buttons now open the correct topics in the CHM.
· Fixed name in the installer script.
· Workspace is not locked any more if a window is open (this prevents data loss).
· The 'Find' toolbar button works now.
· The OK button in the Import dialog is now enabled when you manually enter a path into the file text box.
· Fixed entry list focus bug.
· Fixed menu focus bug.
· The 'Copy Custom String' menu item doesn't disappear any more.
· Fixed enabled/disabled state of auto-type menu command.