What's new in Bytessence PasswordManager (formerly Bytessence PassKeeper) 4.1
Oct 19, 2010- Added an option to turn off the program quit confirmation
- Added a check to restrict the program from running on Win 95,98 and ME
- Fixed a problem with some URLs not being opened in the default browser
- Fixed entry searching not working correctly
- Fixed the drag-and-drop problems with masked fields
- Optimized the logging library (program will be faster when run from memory sticks)
- Made some minor modifications to the error callback
- Removed the password confirmation field from the password dialog (when opening containers)
New in Bytessence PasswordManager (formerly Bytessence PassKeeper) 4.0 (Aug 12, 2010)
- Rewritten program from scratch (using PureBasic 4.51)
- Rewritten the documentation using MS HTML Help Workshop
- Extended the data fields (account, user, password, url, comment and creation, access, modification and expiration dates)
- Made many usability-related changes, improved the UI, created new dialogs
- Added Unicode support
- Added option to minimize program after copying data to clipboard
- Added recent files menu
- Added autosave upon quit option
- Added possibility to add file atachments to the entries
- Added possibility to mask all the important fields with asterisks
- Added 'always on top' capability to the main window
- Added entry sorting capability (by column click)
- Added a simple to use Plugin manager
- Added entry expiration date
- Added new group icons
- Added password confirmation field in the Add Entry dialog
- Created a new, improved container format
- Created a secure key derrivation mechanism
- Created an advanced DLL plugin framework that allows for data exchange (importers and exporters, tools and attachment previewer plugins are supported)
- Improved the group/entry movement mechanisms
- Improved the PasswordAnalyzer, PasswordGenerator and VirtualKeyboard plugins
- Improved the search feature
- The columns of the entry list can be hidden
- The VirtualKeyboard plugin now supports 125 keyboard layouts (the system language is autodetected), new layouts can be added
- The memory buffers are first overwritten with zeros before being freed
- The settings are saved in the AppData folder now
- Removed comment formatting (simple text is now used)
New in Bytessence PasswordManager (formerly Bytessence PassKeeper) 2.5.5.9 (Mar 27, 2008)
- The passwords are masked with a fixed asterisk string when in hidden mode so the length can't be guessed
- New master password dialog, helps against writing the passwords wrong
- Added export capability for Text and CSV and import for CSV (from/to BPK and KeePass 1.x)
- Fixed "Delete" key shortcut pointing to the wrong action (it was minimizing the program to the system tray instead of removing an entry)
- The password doesn't need to be written each time you save the database
- Added confirmation dialog when overwriting old databases
- Made minor tweaks and fixed small bugs
New in Bytessence PasswordManager (formerly Bytessence PassKeeper) 2.1.1.7 (Mar 12, 2008)
- Fixed toolbar problem (it was truncating the text with some themes)
- Added automatic drive detection, BPK switches now to the correct mode (normal/portable)
- Fixed the "New" toolbar button that did nothing
- Changed what BPK does if another instance is already running
- Minor bugfixes
New in Bytessence PasswordManager (formerly Bytessence PassKeeper) 2.0 (Feb 12, 2008)
- Improved the BPK file format container (more secure)
- Improved encryption
- Added group management
- Improved menus
- New associations icon
- You can now export separate groups or the whole database
- Added secure file shredder with 7 algorithms
- Added drag-and-drop capability for easy database opening
- Tweaks, improvements and fixes
New in Bytessence PasswordManager (formerly Bytessence PassKeeper) 1.0.1.5X (Dec 19, 2007)
- Fixed a bug in the password prompt dialog
- Now the password field gets the focus by default
- Fixed the statusbar flickering bug
- Added new security feature, auto-close for containers
- Updated help file