Hi Lauren. Great post about KeePass. I just went into MiniKeePass and created a test record. When I got to the password field, there was a button labeled wrench next to it. When I selected this wrench button, it let me choose the number of characters I wanted in the generated password from between 10 and 25. There is also a button where you select the style of the generated password. I used the default of mixed upper and lower case letters and numbers. This generated a secure password. At least it was something I'd never be able to remember. Have you tried that wrench button?
Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2013, at 12:17 PM, "Lauren Simmons" <simmonslaure...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Alan and Raul, have you found a way of entering long passwords in > MiniKeePass? In other words, for great security, it is suggested one create > very strong passwords, which means create a long password with upper and > lower case letters and include some numbers etc. The problem with this is > that entering 20-digit complex passwords is a total pain when doing so on a > computer and even more so on any handheld device. Again, I'm just wondering > if anyone has found a fast and painless method of entering long strings in > IOS. I know the built in IOS shortcuts utility can help, but it will not > enter shortcuts in password fields. Any suggestions? > > For those curious, KeePass is excellent for saving and using passwords. It is > 100% free and very screen reader accessible on a Windows machine including > wxp Windows7 and Win8. I actually use it to store all my website account > information as it has a "Notes" edit field where one can type up some > important information regarding the current entry EG: when bank account was > created, date of expiration of credit cards and debit cards, URL of current > entry, client account information, and hotkey entry of user name and password > on any website. You can backup the database and restore it very quickly in > the event of disaster; this means you will never have to remember nor have to > enter important user name and password information more than once. > > KeePass features link: > http://keepass.info/features.html > > KeePass download link: > Note: the following is the version I install on my Windows7 32 and 64bit Home > Premium computers: > Professional Edition > KeePass 2.22 > Stable Release KeePass 2.22 (Installer EXE for Windows) > This package contains everything you need to use KeePass. Simply download the > EXE file above, run it and follow the steps of the installation program. You > need local installation rights (use the Portable version below, if you don't > have these rights). > http://keepass.info/download.html > > Simply follow the link above which will open another page. The file you want > to ultimately download is titled: > KeePass-2.22-Setup.exe > > After installing the full version you can then install MiniKeePass on your > IOS device to synch the information between desktop and IOS device. > > LS > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <r...@raulgallegos.com> > To: "Alan Lemly" <wale...@gmail.com>; <finleykn...@gmail.com>; "ViPhone List" > <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:11 AM > Subject: Re: KeePass > > > Hi, I learned something new today, or rather an assumption was cleared > for me. I was sticking to version 1 of KeePass on the PC because I > thought that only version 1 was compatible with MiniKeePass on the > iPhone. Otherwise I would have probably been using version2, which has > some nice features not otherwise available in version 1. > > So, thank you for that. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > I didn't slap you, I simply high fived your face. - Sheldon Cooper > Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 > > On 5/14/2013 11:06 AM, Alan Lemly wrote: >> Sandy, I think Raul has already answered your questions but I'll chime >> in with my perspective too. >> >> I still do most of my computing on a Windows XP desktop computer so I >> wanted a passwords program that would let me import my extensive >> passwords from the old program I'd used for years and that also had an >> iPhone app. I chose to get KeePass 2.x because it was the latest version >> and had more options with respect to importing and the use of custom >> fields which it calls custom strings. You don't have to use both >> programs but I assume you still use a computer and have passwords you >> need when using it so that's why you might want both. This is not a >> requirement if all you want is the MiniKeePass app. That app has an >> option to create a new passwords database from within it. >> >> I'll add to what Raul said about transferring the passwords file between >> KeePass on the computer and MiniKeePass on your iPhone. There are >> several options to do this in addition to using Dropbox. You can also >> sync the file through iTunes, get it through a Safari link, and get it >> through an email attachment. MiniKeePass has some excellent help >> information about this which you can access by selecting the Info button >> at the bottom of the MiniKeePass screen. >> >> This is an excellent program and app and I've had no accessibility >> issues using either the computer app with ZoomText or the iPhone app >> with VoiceOver. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> -----Original Message----- >> *From:* Raul A. Gallegos [mailto:r...@raulgallegos.com] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:33 AM >> *To:* Sandy Finley >> *Cc:* <wale...@gmail.com> >> *Subject:* Re: KeePass >> >> Hi there. The reason you would want both programs is because this way >> you can keep one file sync between your PC and your iPhone through >> dropbox. If you get keepass version one you can install it on your PC >> and when you create the file be sure to save it to your drop box folder >> by default. The app called minikeepass for the iPhone will read that >> same version one file from the drop box folder. In order to get it from >> dropbox into the iOS app you will need to export it from the dropbox app >> and choose minikeepass to open the file. Again this is only necessary if >> you want to keep the same file synced between your PC and your iPhone. >> If you are only concerned about keeping password on your iPhone and the >> PC does not matter, then you only need the iPhone app. I hope this makes >> sense. Feel free to let me know if I can help further. >> >> --- >> >> Sent from Raul's iPhone - (832) 554-7285. Please excuse any dictation or >> auto complete errors. >> >> >> On May 14, 2013, at 5:40 AM, "Sandy Finley" <finleykn...@gmail.com >> <mailto:finleykn...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >>> Gentlemen: Get prepared for the Great Keepass Inquisition of 2013! >>> >>> Alan, why would I want both Keepass and MiniKeepass? Could I not just >>> use one and keep the file in my drop box? What is the advantage to >>> having both? >>> >>> Do I download Keepass 1 or Keepass 2? There is a choice on the web >>> site. Is there any accessibility issue with either? >>> >>> In the download dialog box there is a checkbox to “associate file with >>> a kdbx extension. Should I choose that or not? >>> >>> What kind of file will I be entering data into? 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