PasswordSafe was originally designed by Bruce Schneier and released as a free utility application. Since then,
it has evolved considerably. The following table has links to pages detailing the release history of PasswordSafe
since the project was made open source. This can be useful for seeing
what features were added and what bugs were fixed since a given release.
29 December 2005
PasswordSafe 2.15 is available for download.
This release fixes some minor problems and adds a couple of minor
features.
Thanks to DK and Laszlo Gombos for their help in making this
version.
Thanks also to Alexander Schönfeld for making a German version of the
executable and help file available.
Bugs fixed in 2.15
- [1363569] No longer crashes when deleting the last item in
the last group.
- [1381729] No longer crashes when restoring with a database
already opened.
- [1368198] More explanatory error message when database open
fails.
- [1312870] Backup filename now updated correctly.
New features for 2.15
- Double-clicking on an item can now browse to the URL in the
item - thanks to Laszlo Gombos.
- When dragging to the top or bottom of the visible tree, it
will
scroll up or down; If dragged mouse hovers over a closed node, it
expands the node to see subnodes etc. - code from www.codeproject.com,
thanks to DK.
25 November 2005
PasswordSafe 2.14 is available for download.
This release fixes some minor problems and adds a couple of minor
features.
Thanks to DK and Laurion Burchall for implementing fixes and
new features in this version.
Bugs fixed in 2.14
- Correct element is now selected after deletion in tree view.
- It's now possible to delete a group of items
- The 'delete' key now works in safe combination dialog box
(as well as other dialog boxes)
- [1292385] Default preference is to clear clipboard upon
exit/minimize
New features for 2.14
- Duplicating an existing entry is now possible via the menus
or Ctrl+D. Thanks to DK
- Expand all and collapse all tree entries now supported.
Thanks to DK
- Selecting font for display of entries now supported. Thanks
to DK
- If Window's RtlGenRandom is available, use it instead of
rand(). Thanks to Laurion Burchall.
- Newly generated passwords are copied to clipboard. Thanks
to Laurion Burchall.
22 October 2005
PasswordSafeSWT 0.4 - the Java port of PasswordSafe:
In response to feedback this new
version (0.4) fixes a number of annoying bugs from the 0.3
release. In particular:
- Prompt for saving unsaved entries on close (thanks Neil)
- Tree views now display correctly
- Remembering your active view between invocations
- Proper exiting from the opening dialogs
- Version information now available in about dialog
- Edit dialog now defaults Ok button
- Preference changes are now applied immediately (rather than
on restart)
- Tray icons now displaying correctly on Linux
Thanks to Glen
for his work on this.
30 September 2005
PasswordSafeSWT 0.3 - the Java port of PasswordSafe - is now available
for download
for Linux, Mac and Win32 platforms. This version is
capable of reading and writing 1.x and 2.x file formats making it
broadly compatible with the native Windows version. It is still early
days for this release and all feedback is very welcome. On CVS, the
code is under pwsafe/Java/PasswordSafeSWT.
Thanks to Glen
for his work on this.
5 September 2005
It seems that a bug was
introduced in PasswordSafe 2.12 that would result in the application
crashing when unlocking the database after minimize if a group was
expanded at the time of the lock/minimize. Release
2.13 fixes this bug. No other features have been added.
Thanks to Nigel Pentland for his help in tracking this down.
27 August 2005
PasswordSafe 2.12 is available
for download.
This release fixes some minor problems and adds a couple of minor
features. Thanks to DK and to Karl Student for implementing fixes and
new features in this version, and to Sebastian Juergens for his work on
the help file.
Bugs fixed in 2.12
- [1216983] Tree view is now the default view for
new users.
- [1208955] Autotype now works with Terminal Serivices
Windows and capital letters.
- [1003782,1030077] In tree view, the expanded trees are no
longer collapsed after minimizing/restoring.
- [1179386,1237793] Ctrl-L, autotype sometimes used old data
- [1004026] No more multiple highlights after doing a "Find
Next"
- [1214940] Cancel on password entry with system tray no
longer clears entries, allowing potential overwrite of database.
- [1217271,1258982] Specifiying -r with a filename in command
line now works correctly.
New features for 2.12
- [1236853] MRU (most recently used databases) now
configurable
- [1225255] Double-clicking on an entry can now be configured
to Autotype the entry.
29 May 2005
PasswordSafe 2.11 is available
for download. This release fixes some minor problems, and
adds a couple of new features. Thanks to DK for his help on this
release.
Bugs fixed in 2.11
- When system tray is used, close ("X") button no longer
exits application.
- [1197706] Delay argument in autotype now correctly parsed
(thanks to dturland for this!)
- [1170297, 1076510, 1183709] Clipboard is cleared upon exit
from system tray, if it still contains data from application.
- [1207701] During Import, groups are no longer created under
an empty group.
- [1095881] Entries with titles containing a dot no longer
cause Import to treat them as nested groups.
- SetPasswordFont in request for password during Export.
- [1207600] Find dialog not moved off-screen if PasswordSafe
takes up whole screen.
New features for 2.11
- [1203679] '-r' may now be passed a command line switch,
setting
the 'read-only' checkbox. Useful if user wants this to be the default.
- Export to plain text of entries with multi-line notes
fields now can be kept on a single line (aids editing &
sorting).
- Import from plain text support for single line "multi-line"
notes fields created above.
10 April 2005
PasswordSafe 2.10 is available
for download. This release fixes some minor problems, and
adds a couple of new features, most noticibely a configurable hotkey.
Bugs fixed in 2.10
- [1123373, 1075046] Uninstall will only remove installed
files,
and will delete the installation directory if and only if it's empty.
- [1151575, 1151581] Don't try to unlock empty filename in
OnDestroy (ASSERT failed in debug version - potential problem in release version)
- [1076377] Entering the wrong password three times no longer
allows you to create an empty database with the same name.
- [1108115] "Cancel" at "Safe Combination Entry" no longer
opens blank database with name of existing database.
- [1145173, 947813] Main window will be visible even if
resolution changes or multiple screens used between invocations.
- [1145747] The import delimiter is now changeable (Thanks to
Roger Hakansson for the patch).
- [1162044] URL "Browse to" feature now documented.
- [1165681] Lock file now deleted if user cancels in unlock
dialog box.
- [1170180] Status bar now shows correct text.
New Features for 2.10
- [1078901] Ctrl+L is now a shortcut for "Browse to URL".
- [1162048, 726521] Hotkey restore: A
selectable hotkey
combination will restore PasswordSafe from the system tray, if
minimized, or bring it to the front, if obscured by other applications.
25 March 2005
Int24h has translated the text in the sources to French. Both the source
and an installation
package are available for downloading.
1 March 2005
Andriulo Tommaso (www.saxa.org)
has updated the Italian version
to 2.09. This version was created by directly modifying the executable
- the same 2.09 source applies.
21 February 2005
PasswordSafe 2.09 is available
for download. This release provides a re-implementation of
the locking mechanism which addresses many of the problems that arose with the previous version. (Thanks to Frank
(xformer) for helping out with the new locking mechanism.). Kimmo 'Yodakoski' Koskinen
has updated the Finnish version as well. The installer and sources may
be downloaded from http://tinyurl.com/6anvt
and http://tinyurl.com/5lrqk,
respectively.
Bugs fixed in 2.09
- [1107971] Edit via double-click no longer crashes the
application.
- [1103501,1119212,1138635] Refined file lock mechanism.
New Features for 2.09
When saving a database, the previous version, if one exists, will be
renamed with the ".dat~" suffix. This provides some minimal automatic
backup.
25 January 2005
20 January 2005
PasswordSafe 2.08 is available
for download. This release adds support for multiple and
read-only access to the same database, and fixes a few minor bug:
Bugs fixed in 2.08
- [1077638] The size of the help file was reduced by using
graphics with fewer colors.
- [1082510] Improvements to Find dialog: No longer obscures
parent, last search text remembered.
- [1090153] Pressing Delete in Find dialog no longer deletes
an entry.
- [1074014] Silly message no longer displayed upon
drag&drop of a file onto main window.
New Features for 2.08
[1094005,1083950] Multiple instances of PasswordSafe can now open the
same database - only the first instance will be able to modify the
database, unless explicitly opened read-only.
Thanks to the passwordsafe-devel mailing list for a good discussion on
implementing the file locking mechanism.
