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.
8 December 2010
Password Safe 3.24.1 has been released and may be downloaded
from
here (
Disk on Key version,
U3 version).
This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below,
some bug fixes, as well as support for:
Chinese
(full), French (full), German (full), Russian (full), Swedish (full),
Danish (partial), Polish (partial), and Spanish (full).
(If you're interested in supporting your language, please
let me know.)
Thanks to:
- Bjorn, Francois, Jose, Karlo and pm_kan for their translation efforts and feedback on this release,
- Sauravg and pm_kan for their work on the Linux beta
- donw146, gillum, john886 and mrttoo for reporting a problem in 3.24 in an effective manner, and to DK for his quick fix.
- The PasswordSafe testers for vetting this release,
- DK for his work and patience,
- All the users who provide feedback,
bug
reports, suggestions
and the occasional donation...
New Features for V3.24.1
| 3111585 |
User can now duplicate Groups. Aliases and shortcuts referring to base
entries outside this group will still point to their respective bases. Those
referring to base entries within the group will then point to the new copy. |
| 3065107 |
Confirm Delete dialog for an entry now shows the entry's details. |
| 3062854 |
Advanced Dialog Options settings are saved for a session to allow
re-use. The following functions use the this dialog and their settings are saved
separately: Merge, Compare, Export to Text, Export to XML, Synchronize and
Find Toolbar. |
| 3062809 |
Add "Add Group" to Toolbar. |
| 3062788 |
Add "Add New Entry" menu item to additional context menus. |
| n/a |
Online help is now available in Spanish, thanks to Jose. |
Changes to Existing Features in V3.24.1
Bugs fixed in V3.24.1
|
| Crash in 3.24 fixed. |
| 3121006 |
Can now change number of databases remembered independently of the
value of the number of last used entries remembered in System Tray menu. |
| 3084401 |
When database is locked, clipboard is cleared and the hotkey works. |
| 3069250 |
PasswordSafe now remembers the selected entry on Lock After Idle. |
| 3065827 |
Uninstall fails gracefully when invoked with pwsafe running. |
| 3062850 |
Dialogs are now correctly closed if open when the workstation locks
(with preference "Lock password database on workstation lock" set), enabling
the application to be opened again. |
| 3062769 |
Groups list in Add/Edit dialog box no longer "remembers" groups from previously opened database. |
| 3058043 |
Hexadecimal password policy now correctly saved. |
| n/a |
Spanish translations for installer and application updated - thanks to Jose. |
26 July 2010
Password Safe 3.23 has been released and may be downloaded
from
here
(U3 version
here).
This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below,
some bug fixes, as well as support for:
Chinese
(full), French (full), German (full), Russian (full), Swedish (full),
Danish (partial), Polish (partial), and Spanish (partial).
(If you're interested in supporting your language, please
let me know.)
Thanks to:
- Karlo, Bjorn, pm_kan, freedoctor and Francois for their translation efforts and feedback on this release,
- The PasswordSafe testers for vetting this release,
- DK for his work and patience,
- All the users who provide feedback,
bug
reports, suggestions
and the occasional donation...
New Features for V3.23
| 3022827 |
Implement 'stealth' mode where, as long as the user specifies both
the use of the System Tray and a valid Hot Key, then the System Tray
icon and the button on the Taskbar can be hidden. |
| 3017535 |
Allow user to edit the generated passwords (Manage→Generate
Password) before copying to the clipboard. |
| 3011546 |
"autotype" can now be added to the List View via the Column Picker
(right click on column labels). |
Changes to Existing Features in V3.23
| 3026944 |
Confirm on Delete option has been re-instated. |
Bugs fixed in V3.23
| 3029576 |
Ensure user specified backup directory ends with a slash. |
| 3028926 |
Entries modified via Synchronize are now displayed correctly if the
user checks the preference "Highlight changed entries" via Options->Display. |
| 3016803 |
No longer crashes when trying to view a base entry with similarly
named aliases. |
| 3013199 |
PasswordSafe no longer hangs when trying to read preferences stored
in registry by older versions. |
| 3011972 |
By adding more checking when creating the menus for Recent Entries
off the System Tray menu, prevent crashing when clicking on the
icon. |
| 3010926 |
Can now set a non-recurring expiry date using the calendar during
Add/Edit. |
3011972,
3013981,
3010541 |
Fixed crash when locked and the user right-clicks the System Tray icon. |
| 3009130 |
Changes to an entry's password policy are now saved upon OK or Apply. |
| 3008203 |
The password expiration date is now automatically updated when a
"recurring" password expiration is set and the password is changed. |
| 3006125 |
Selected entry/group before database is locked or minimized,
including when Windows goes into Standby/Hibernate is now re-selected
when the database is later displayed. |
| 3006069 |
Autotype now works correctly when the user specifies that
PasswordSafe should minimize after Autotype and has also set that the
database should be locked on minimize. |
| 2957038 |
Cursor no longer disappears when PasswordSafe thinks that the user
is dragging an entry but then doesn't. |
| n/a |
The Save Toolbar button and the Save menu item are now correctly
enabled if the user changes preferences saved in the database. |
23 May 2010
Password Safe 3.22 has been released and may be downloaded
from
here
(U3 version
here).
This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below,
some bug fixes, as well as support for:
Danish
(full), French (full), German (full), Swedish (full), Russian (full),
Chinese (partial), Polish (partial), and Spanish (partial).
(If you're interested in supporting your language, please
let me know.)
Thanks to Rejmond, Karlo, Bjorn, pm_kan, freedoctor and Francois for
their translation efforts and feedback on this release.
Many thanks to DK for his work and patience, and of
course thanks to all the users who provide
feedback,
bug
reports,
suggestions
and the occasional
donation...
New Features for 3.22
- Support for Danish has been added - thanks to Rejmond for
his effort in translating!
- [2983775]
Recently Used Entries are now saved in the database header and so are
"persistent". The current Windows user interface limits this
to a
maximum of the last 25 entries accessed.
- [2980609] Allow date filters to use relative dates
- [2979411] A single entry can now be exported to a text or
XML file via the Edit menu or right-click context menu.
- [2957185] Add Synchronize function to the menu options
during review of the results of a Compare database operation.
- Validation
of databases can now be performed via the Manage menu as well as via
the command line flag '-v'. When executed via the menu, it is very
similar to opening a new database in that the current open database is
closed and the selected database is validated during the open process.
- Allow user to select external editor for Notes field in
Add/Edit dialog.
- Add entry size to the available filters to be able view
entries.
- Warn
users during database open and entry import if there are entries with
large text fields (e.g. Notes) that cannot be fully displayed and may
be truncated if edited.
Changes to Existing
Features in 3.22
- Preferences
are now saved in the 'normal' per-user directory under Windows.
Existing installations will use current preferences, but users can
migrate to the new location via
Manage->Options->System->Migrate PasswordSafe
configuration to
user directory.
- New databases will be created by default in "My Safes"
directory under "My Documents".
Bugs fixed in 3.22
- [3004446] Deleting a group of entries works again.
- [2994118] Swedish version no longer crashes when checking
for latest version.
- [2990734] Changing either whether password history is kept
and deleting currently saved history now activates the OK Button.
- [2990609] Clicking to rename entries is now disabled when
database is read-only.
- [2984527] Database preferences (including the Idle Timer
setting) now retained during a locking minimize to the System Tray.
- [2977941]
The password expiry date is now updated during edit if the password is
changed either via the Generate button or by the user manually editing
it.
- [2977045] Can now make password expiration date any value
from the current date.
- [2962916] Save toolbar button only enabled if database is
R/W and has been changed since last saved.
- [2962847]
Fix password length checking to be between 4 and 1024 during menu
Generate Password option & Password Policy setting as per
previous
releases.
- [2960709] Entry selected prior to workstation locking is
reselected on being restored after unlocking the workstation.
- [2957933] Ensure that AutoType delay and wait times are not
impacted by numeric characters from any entry field substitution.
- [2951871]
Shortcut related menu items now returned to the Edit menu and the "Run
Command", "Browse to URL", "Browse to URL + Autotype" and "Send email"
functions now work again, when a Shortcut entry is selected.
- [2897661,
2779654] Group expand/collapse state restored after the database is
Locked, Minimized or "AutoType with Minimize" and then Restored.
- Use of External Editor on Notes field from Edit dialog now
activates Apply and OK buttons.
- Fix errors if importing an XML file with entries with
duplicate unique IDs (UUID elements).
- Remove
"Confirm Deletion of Entries" checkbox from theMisc. Options page. New
support for Undo/Redo made this unnecessary. Users are always asked to
confirm the deletion of Groups or entries that have aliases or
shortcuts.
14 February 2010
Password Safe 3.21 has been released and may be downloaded
from
here
(U3 version
here).
This release has a couple of nice new features, as described below,
some bug fixes, as well as support for French (full), German (full),
Swedish (full), Russian (full), Chinese (partial), Polish (partial),
and Spanish (partial). If you're interested in supporting your
language, please let me know. Thanks to Karlo, Bjorn, pm_kan,
freedoctor and Francois for their translation efforts and feedback on
this release. Many thanks to DK for his work and patience, and of
course thanks to all the users who provide
feedback,
bug
reports,
suggestions
and the occasional
donation...
New Features for 3.21
- [2940756]
Add "Apply" button to Edit property pages so that intermediate changes
can be saved without closing the Edit property pages.
- [2919319] PasswordSafe can now be used as a password
generator via the Manage menu.
- [2616175] Allows user to retry finding the original
database if not successfully found the first time.
- Undo/Redo
of changes to the currently open database. Any change to the database
can now be undone and redone, as long as the database is open. This is
similar to the undo/redo feature available in most word processors, and
is activated the same way (Ctrl-Z for undo, Ctrl-Y for redo, or via the
Edit menu).
- New Synchronize feature (subset of the current
Merge function) to allow changes in the fields of entries of two
databases to be synchronised. Entries with identical Group
names,
Titles and User names are compared when syncing. The database selected
to be synchronised with the current open database is now always in
read-only mode i.e. Synchronisation is uni-directional and only entries
in the currently open database can be modified.
Changes to Existing
Features in 3.21
- When comparing databases, the "other" selected database is
now always opened in read-only mode.
Bugs fixed in 3.21
- [2941828]
In Add & Edit, changes to the Password Policy take effect
immediately; pressing the Generate button will create a password
according to the new policy, without having to save and re-open the
entry.
- [2940712] Dragging a group now drags along all its
descendants.
- [2931428] Password history now displayed correctly in
View/Edit.
- [2918306,
2816066, 2798788, 2446052, 2837591, 2917066, ...] Re-instate AutoType
via shortcut and when an entry has been selected via the Find
Toolbar.
- [2921935] Dragbar now works in List view without needing
the mouse to activate.
- [2918849] Fixed icon no longer appearing in taskbar when
locking due to workstation lock and terminal services running.
- [2916338] "Edit Base entry" now works for Alias entries as
well as for Shortcuts.
- [2913440] Copy/Send Email menu items now correctly
activated if email field is set or 'mailto:' used in URL field.
- [2912177] Adding Groups via right-click menu now works
again under default configuration.
- [2894100] PasswordSafe window no longer creeps down the
screen if the Windows taskbar is at the top of the screen.
- [2818401] AutoType backspace field ('\b') now honoured in
both "AutoType" and "Browse To + AutoType" consistently.
- [2431438]
When unable to find a previous database via the recently opened
databases on the File menu and the user is given the option to open a
different database or create a new one.
- [1751462] After Find Toolbar Advanced dialog is used, the
previous Find results are now reset.
- Finally fix issues running under pre-XP versions of Windows.
- Fix issue when changing the displayed columns in List View
and then switching to Tree View.
